John asks what the “better public safety” options are.
That’s easy John, just take a look at Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Detroit, London, and any other city were it’s illegal to defend yourself against thugs and you’ll see both the policy and the results. But is it a “better public safety” option? It certainly is if you’re a criminal. Violent crime drops dramatically when citizens are allowed to own, and carry, guns for self-defense because criminals would rather prey on defenseless victims.
However, this isn’t a 2nd Amendment issue, it’s a workplace issue and Pizza Hut was well within its rights to terminate Mr. Spiers. Of course doing so as publicly as they did just made targets of their delivery drivers. Talk about a hostile work environment! Criminals now know that Pizza Hut drivers are victims-in-waiting and are ripe for the robbing. I’ll point out the other obvious item — Mr. Musgrove just told potential home-invaders that he’s unarmed and unwilling to defend himself and his family. Not a bright idea in my book but I’m not a wannabe victim either.
