DGU

Wow lot of Blogfodder today. Found This one that illustrates a LOT of DGU points:

A man armed with a knife slashed at a bouncer at a northeast Minneapolis bar before the bouncer shot and killed him early Sunday morning, police said.

Tirso Cruz Gomez, 24, of Columbia Heights was found bleeding to death from a gunshot wound when police arrived at Grumpy’s Bar, 2200 NE. 4th St., shortly before 1 a.m.

Police have spoken to the bouncer, who was detained at the scene and later released. The investigation will be passed on to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, which determines whether charges will be filed.

First up we often hear from people who use the made-up terms “Gun Death” and “Gun Crime” that “We don’t have guns around here so you don’t NEED a gun”. or “I’m not that good a shot, if the other guy has a gun, I won’t stand a chance with my own gun…”

Well deadly force comes in forms other than guns. Heck if you’re small, old, frail, or against a group of attackers, a weapon isn’t even needed for a situation to turn deadly.

Also with all the recent flaps about guns in Bars (and I even had a word about it here) people might ask “Why would you need a gun in a BAR!!??”

This is one of those reasons.

Lastly this gentleman was the bar bouncer. What’s a bouncer’s job? Well in short, security. They keep underage and troublemakers out of the bar, and remove trouble makers and drunks from the bar. Also many bouncers will arrange for cabs for patrons to get home. They are there to keep you safe. Still they aren’t cops, or private security, or other “Only Ones”, in the end they’re just like you and me, just doing a job watching over the safety of others. Don’t you want them to have the best tools for that job?

Wouldn’t you want to extend the same to people who watch over your children as well? We allow people licensed to carry to carry in restaurants and bars, but still we don’t allow them to legally carry in schools….why not?