biglakejake Report post Posted October 26, 2013 However, the logic isn't lost on Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble. In an interview with ABC News at the 82nd Interpol General Assembly, Noble noted that an armed citizenry is one of two ways to effectively confront terrorists bent on carrying out massacres at "soft-targets," such as the gunmen who conducted the recent attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya that killed 67. Noble told the interviewer, "Societies have to think about how they're going to approach the problem.... One is to say we want an armed citizenry; you can see the reason for that. Another is to say the enclaves are so secure that in order to get into the soft target you're going to have to pass through extraordinary security." Speaking at length on the topic, the Secretary General went on to say, "Ask yourself: If that was Denver, Col., if that was Texas, would those guys have been able to spend hours, days, shooting people randomly? ... What I'm saying is it makes police around the world question their views on gun control. It makes citizens question their views on gun control. You have to ask yourself, 'Is an armed citizenry more necessary now than it was in the past with an evolving threat of terrorism?' This is something that has to be discussed… People are quick to say 'gun control, people shouldn't be armed,' etc., etc. I think they have to ask themselves: 'Where would you have wanted to be? In a city where there was gun control and no citizens armed if you're in a Westgate mall, or in a place like Denver or Texas?" Entire story: http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/articles/2013/10/secretary-general-of-interpol-suggests-an-armed-citizenry-to-combat-mass-violence.aspx who'da thunk it ? but instead of colorado maybe he shoulda referenced our own westgate mall right here in AZ. lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted October 26, 2013 Obama will have him audited and assign the NSA to tap his phone. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biglakejake Report post Posted October 26, 2013 was thinkin' he would be assigned to tripoli or karachi-if he's lucky. lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted October 26, 2013 Unfortunately AZ and CO are the states where two of the most well publicized mass shootings in recent years have taken place. Still gripes me some ccw holder didn't stop that punk Loughner right there on the spot. It would have changed the whole debate going forward that is for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
