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I am in no way defending this moronic police chief. He is an idiot and his public speaking and debate skills are at an elementary school level, but….. A firearm is not a defensive weapon and the term is an oxymoron. A firearm is not a shield it is a sword. It is defensive only because your attacker is dead or wounded to the point he has reevaluated his priorities and retreated. Furthermore a firearm in the hand of a lawful gun owner is used to intimidate. It is part of police training 101 that the lowest level of force on the “use of force continuum” is an officers presents on scene. Also from a civilian point of view, if I feel I am threatened by a potential attacker and face imminent death, serious bodily injury or a similar circumstance where I feel deadly force is authorized I will display a firearm in a manor the attacker may find intimidating. If the circumstances permit I will give a command as a warning to deter and “intimidate” the attacker into reevaluating his priorities and retreating. I think fundamentally what he said may be true in some ways, however how he said it and how he tired to twist it to fit his agenda is stunningly incompetent.

Great posts guys I agree with both. It can be used as either imo.