Way to go Sheriff

[larrymeyer]

El Paso County contains Colorado Springs, CO.

Another good editorial from the local paper.

http://www.gazette.com/opinion/hidde...wednesday.html

Excerpt:

El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa wants more guns - not for his deputies, but for citizens. "Offenders in the jail system tell me they avoid crimes against people because they know there is a very high concealed-carry rate," Maketa told The Gazette.

But it's not high enough, and Maketa said he wishes more citizens would train to carry concealed and apply for permits. El Paso County has the highest number of concealed carry permits in the state, at 8,400 - a statistic that makes public safety advocates proud. But El Paso County also has a higher population than any other county in the state.
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Unfortunately, the urban residents of El Paso County have little more third-party protection than the folks in Hinsdale County have. They just think they do. On a good day, police can arrive on the scene of a crime in eight minutes - about seven minutes and 55 seconds too late to save lives from a rampage killer.

If you're a responsible, law-abiding citizen, give Sheriff Maketa his wish. Get trained, get licensed, and carry concealed. Make El Paso County a criminal's least-favorite place.

[NineseveN]

Great link man...thanks for sharing it.

Try this full link though... http://www.gazette.com/opinion/hidde...wednesday.html

And another similar story ... http://www.gazette.com/onset?id=1957...e=article.html

[c.sander]

bad link? ..

[NineseveN]

bad link? ..

Mine works...

[larrymeyer]

Great link man...thanks for sharing it.

Try this full link though... http://www.gazette.com/opinion/hidde...wednesday.html

And another similar story ... http://www.gazette.com/onset?id=1957...e=article.html

The links worked for me. I was looking fpr the top one. Thanks fpr the links

[jsb889]

I love to see stuff like this make it to the paper. Even more glad to see people like this in office! Thanks for the smile .