D.C. police Chief Cathy Lanier urges public to ‘take down’ active gunman if they can

The Washington Times ^ | November 22, 2015 | Carleton Bryant

[jazusamo]

In a surprising comment, Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier is encouraging ordinary citizens to subdue or even kill active gunmen if they can as the "best option for saving lives before police can get there."

During an interview Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes," Chief Lanier was asked what should people do if they are in the vicinity of an active shooter like the ones who terrorized Paris on Nov. 13, The Washington Examiner reported.

"Your options are run, hide, or fight," the D.C. police chief said. "If you're in a position to try and take the gunman down, to take the gunman out, it's the best option for saving lives before police can get there."

The District for decades had outlawed handguns until the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the ban in 2008. Since then, city leaders have enacted restrictive laws that are still being challenged in court by gun owners and pro-gun activists.

[jazusamo]

Well Chief Lanier, it might be a big help if you'd start issueing concealed carry permits.

[SaveFerris]

Yeah, that’s more than likely gonna take a gun, sweetheart.

Something you don’t allow in D.C.

[Steely Tom]

Of course, if one is taking down a gunman, it would be nice to have a gun in one’s hand.

I guess she wants people to take down a gunman with their bare hands.

[Hildy]

So you want the public to do what you don’t allow the police to do. Nice. Let the public be sued. Nice.

[Steely Tom]

Yeah, that’s more than likely gonna take a gun, sweetheart.

Something you don’t allow in D.C.

Trump's "stupid politicians" remark is proven right every day.

[SaveFerris]

Yep.

Just like “throw a shoe” right after 9/11.

Stupid. And dangerous, frankly.

[DPMD]

It’s more than likely that she’ll arrive just in time to arrest the good citizen for a weapons violation . This sounds like a setup, as much as it does an excuse for her unwillingness to do anything in a terrorist scenario.

It’s win-win for the loopy leftist chief: If the citizen wins, she gets to swoop in and protect the public from the gun-toting white christian lunatic, and if the terrorists win, she has someone to blame.

[Sasparilla]

Idiot DC City Council. Do they suggest wrist rocket sling shots? Maybe long bows or cross bows, but that would require open carry of weapons, an anathema to liberals who can protect us better than we can. After all, DC cops are just a 911 call away.

[bunkerhill7]

Chief Cathy L. Lanier is encouraging ordinary citizens to subdue or even kill active gunmen if they can catch bullets with their teeth.

[SaveFerris]

You know, if ISIS winds up going after D.C., you’re gonna see a lot of stunned liberals wondering what happened.

I read this as she thinks they’re coming and wants civilians to sacrifice themselves.

Much like the med student shot by the thug in New Orleans yesterday (on yesterday’s news, anyway).

[jazusamo]

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[Lurkinanloomin]

“Your options are run, hide, or fight,”

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[immadashell]

"best option for saving lives before police can get there."

But I thought police prevent crimes.

[Vaquero]

Cat wants you to go to bring your bare hands to a gun fight. How brave of her to suggest that.

[Lurker]

Talk about stuck on stupid.

L

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Someone to blame and something to blame: guns.

[jazusamo]

Amen to that!

[SunkenCiv]

Poll: White D.C. Residents Favor Gun Ban, Black Residents Don't

[Navy Patriot]

D.C. police Chief Cathy Lanier urges public to ‘take down’ active gunman if they can

This from one of the biggest most underhanded and manipulative gun grabbers in the nation.

She would riddle both the good guy and the terrorist perp from cover when they were in hand to hand combat.

FUCL

[jazusamo]

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