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John Hostettler: “Though they represent different law enforcement agencies, these officers all have one thing in common, they all carry…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2004
Though they represent different law enforcement agencies, these officers all have one thing in common, they all carry guns. So why is it that residents of Washington, D.C. are forbidden from protecting their families in this same fashion? The D.C. police, though hardworking, do not have the resources to set up a perimeter around neighborhoods the way they do for us. In reality, D.C. police usually respond after a crime has been committed. Yet D.C. residents are forbidden by law from defending themselves. As many residents of Indiana and Virginia and Texas and Florida and Vermont know, a firearm is an effective deterrent against crime. Even the threat of a firearm can frighten off a criminal.
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John Hostettler
Indiana
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Discussing self-defense laws and gun rights for residents of Washington, D.C.

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