tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post6355923174661099983..comments2023-08-23T23:53:58.164-04:00Comments on <a href="http://paulstokes.blogspot.com">The Stokes Kith and Kin Community Blog</a>: Security Guards in lieu of Police OfficersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post-51613454470733085842009-04-22T08:19:00.000-04:002009-04-22T08:19:00.000-04:00If every able bodied citizen who was well-trained ...If every able bodied citizen who was well-trained in the use of firearms, had an unblemished record, and was otherwise competent carried a weapon, and if the general culture approved of and encouraged this sort of citizen responsibility, we probably would not need so many police and/or security guards in the first place. The problem is that government claims a monopoly on defending its citizens on a day-to-day basis. And that posture of government is aided and abetted by old media and the totalitarian tendencies of political parties.Paul Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905961019293417243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422299.post-13958484087297974862009-04-21T21:52:00.000-04:002009-04-21T21:52:00.000-04:00Just another reason why one should seriously consi...Just another reason why one should seriously consider carrying one's own protection with them.Maconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496143017772324015noreply@blogger.com