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Didn't the shooter know that LAX is a gun free zone?
here I was thinking Kalifornia was a gun free utopia.
Doesn't LAX have signs like they do here in Atlanta? like "No firearms permitted" ???
Can't the shooter read?
Maybe he didn't see the signs
He simply BROKE the law.
Lawbreakers don't care about signs.
then what is the point of having gun free zones?
Then what is the point of having laws? If criminals just break them? Let's remove all laws? Apparently that's your way of thinking, but it's not the way to build a society.
The point with laws is that when someone breaks them, police arrests them and put them in prison. The point with gun free zones is that if someone carries a weapon, the weapon is taken away from him, so he cannot kill anyone.
Sometimes the police doesn't catch the criminal. And, this time, the mad man wasn't arrested and the gun wasn't taken away from him. It is still a good idea to haw laws and to forbid firearms. Otherwise the police will never have the possibility to intervene *before* a crime is committed, and prevent it.
Your post made me a bit upset, because it was so utterly stupid, so I simply had to create a new account now and reply
Then what is the point of having laws? If criminals just break them? Let's remove all laws? Apparently that's your way of thinking, but it's not the way to build a society.
The point with gun free zones is that if someone carries a weapon, the weapon is taken away from him, so he cannot kill anyone.
then what is the point of having gun free zones?
Then what is the point of having laws? If criminals just break them? Let's remove all laws? Apparently that's your way of thinking, but it's not the way to build a society.
The point with laws is that when someone breaks them, police arrests them and put them in prison. The point with gun free zones is that if someone carries a weapon, the weapon is taken away from him, so he cannot kill anyone.
Sometimes the police doesn't catch the criminal. And, this time, the mad man wasn't arrested and the gun wasn't taken away from him. It is still a good idea to haw laws and to forbid firearms. Otherwise the police will never have the possibility to intervene *before* a crime is committed, and prevent it.
Your post made me a bit upset, because it was so utterly stupid, so I simply had to create a new account now and reply
Exactly. That's his point. Only law-abiding citizens obey the "no guns allowed" laws, which makes them sitting ducks for the law-breakers.He simply BROKE the law.
Lawbreakers don't care about signs.
TSA officer killed in LAX shooting remembered as 'very proud' father
Published November 02, 2013 | FoxNews.com
The Transportation Security Administration officer who was killed Friday by a gunman at Los Angeles International Airport was a married father of two who worked at the airport for five years, a friend of the victim said Friday.
Friends and neighbors remembered 39-year-old Gerardo I. Hernandez as a proud father a good neighbor went door-to-door warning neighbors to be careful after his home in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles was burglarized.
"It's devastating because he was such a great guy," Kevin Maxwell, a friend and former TSA co-worker at the airport, told KNBC-TV. "All he talked about was his family. He was very proud of his son, who played football."
He also had a daughter, Maxwell said.
Hernandez is the first TSA officer killed in the line of duty in the 12-year history of the agency, which was founded in the aftermath of 9/11. . .
Garcetti has asked that flags on city buildings be flown at half-staff and Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has asked officers to wear black bands on their badges to honor the TSA officer who was killed.
Hernandez was one of the behavioral detection officers that are stationed throughout the airport, looking for suspicious behavior, according to J. David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees.
Initially, Cox said at least three other TSA officers were wounded. Later in the day, the TSA said two other officers were wounded. Their conditions were not disclosed.
The Los Angeles Fire Department revised its total number of victims taken to hospitals from six to five, saying one had been double counted. Those numbers included Hernandez, Ciancia and one person who broke an ankle.
In an email to TSA employees Friday evening, TSA Administrator John Pistole said he would be traveling to Los Angeles on Saturday to meet with the "family of our fallen comrade" and the injured employees who are recovering from their wounds. He'll also spend time with the TSA workforce at LAX.
"Together, we will get through this," Pistole wrote. "Our faith will guide us and our professionalism will ensure our ability to carry out our mission."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
TSA officer killed in LAX shooting remembered as 'very proud' father | Fox News
then what is the point of having gun free zones?
Exactly. That's his point. Only law-abiding citizens obey the "no guns allowed" laws, which makes them sitting ducks for the law-breakers.
But it does show that "gun-free zone" gives people a false sense of security if they think that means no guns will be brought into the area.that's why there is usually a heavy security at any major airport. 3 major airports in here have NYPD, Port Authority, and National Guards patrolling around. thanks god this crazed gunman was stopped before he was able to kill more.
this occurred in UNSECURED zone so anything can happen. it's also where any law-abiding citizens can bring in their firearms in a locked container to get it checked in.But it does show that "gun-free zone" gives people a false sense of security if they think that means no guns will be brought into the area.
I also heard interviews with people at the airport who were shocked when they saw the TSA workers running away with them instead of helping the passengers escape. They stated that they thought the TSA employes were armed, and were surprised to find out that they are not. They thought the TSA was there to protect them, and were shocked to find out otherwise.