Public Safety Signals » firearms http://www.publicsafetysignals.com A discussion of Public Safety issues and why they matter Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:16:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 © michael.walsh@capella.edu () michael.walsh@capella.edu() A discussion of Public Safety issues and why they matter michael.walsh@capella.edu No no http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Public Safety Signals http://www.publicsafetysignals.com 144 144 The Attacks in Norway http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/07/28/the-attacks-in-norway/ http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/07/28/the-attacks-in-norway/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:24:39 +0000 Steven http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/07/28/the-attacks-in-norway/ We join the Norwegian people in mourning the death of those lost in the recent terrorist attack.

It is alleged that on July 22, 2011, 32-year-old, Anders Behring Breivik, a Norwegian citizen, bombed government buildings in Oslo, Norway, and was also responsible for the mass killing at a Labour Party youth camp (on the island of Utøya, Norway).

Today, July 28, counter terrorism experts from the European Union and Norway will meet in Brussels to discuss ways in which such attacks can be prevented in the future.

What are your thoughts?

]]> http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/07/28/the-attacks-in-norway/feed/ 0 The Killing of Officer David S. Crawford http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/02/22/the-killing-of-officer-david-s-crawford/ http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/02/22/the-killing-of-officer-david-s-crawford/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:59:19 +0000 Steven http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/?p=582 We are outraged and saddened by the death of Officer David S. Crawford, 46, a 25-year veteran of the St. Petersburg, Florida, Police Department. This follows the deaths of two St. Petersburg officers, and the wounding of a U.S. Marshal, on January 24, 2011 (www.cnn.com).

Is there anything the law enforcement community can do, that isn’t already being done, to combat such disregard for law, order, and human life?

Please share your thoughts. Your insights are important!

]]> http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/02/22/the-killing-of-officer-david-s-crawford/feed/ 2 11 Law Enforcement Officers Shot in a 24 Hour Period http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/02/09/11-law-enforcement-officers-shot-in-a-24-hour-period/ http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/02/09/11-law-enforcement-officers-shot-in-a-24-hour-period/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:49:14 +0000 Steven http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/?p=518 Earlier in the month, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reported that beginning on Sunday, January 23, a tragic wave of violence against America’s law enforcement officers took place, with 11 officers shot within a 24 hour time frame in 5 states.

In addition, it was reported that gunfire fatalities has claimed the lives of 12 officers in 2011 – a 50% increase from a year ago today.

There is a perception among many law enforcement officers that there is a war on cops. What are your thoughts?

]]> http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2011/02/09/11-law-enforcement-officers-shot-in-a-24-hour-period/feed/ 1 The Right To Public Safety http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2008/03/20/the-right-to-public-safety/ http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2008/03/20/the-right-to-public-safety/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:58:54 +0000 Joseph Pascarella http://www.publicsafetysignals.com/2008/03/20/the-right-to-public-safety/ The debate over firearms control is enjoying yet another historical evolution as the United States Supreme Court is attempting to interpret and apply the Second Amendment in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller. The raging and eduring debate is focused on one phrase, and perhaps one comma in the twenty-seven word amendment:

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Does this mean that the government militia has the right to bear arms, or that individual citizens may bear arms as part of a miltia, or can individual citizens alone have the right to bear arms?

Firearms control is a topic that is hotly debated and perspectives are based and differ due to the various backgrounds, ideologies, and regional cultures of the United States. Perhaps the case of District of Columbia v. Heller will settle the debate over the original intent of the frames of the Bill of Rights.

Joe Pascarella

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