2 Officers Slain in VA Shooting

[Seaslug]

2 deputies slain, 2 wounded in small Va. town | General Headlines | Comcast.net

[Guest db99wj]

This seems to be a disturbing trend. Their have been what seems like a lot of shootouts in the last year so. These criminals aren't scared and it seems like they are going after cops at will. I've hear some spokesmen speaking of a war against cops by these thugs.

[Grunt67]

As a LEO myself, it is a reminder that you never know what you will face when

you show up for work. There was a time when a subject would hesitate to

fire on an officer. No longer the case. Life means nothing to these people

anymore, regardless of occupation.

[Guest TnRebel]

One of the Deputies from that dept. said he helped the perp to get his permit, and the paper said a wittiness also said he fired more then 50 rounds in one burst from a high powerd rifle .

[RobertNashville]

These stories seem to be consistent with the apparent overall decline in society. Sometimes I wonder if these trends are real or if they just appear to be real by that I mean, is it truly "worse" out there now than, say, 50 or 75 years ago or is it largely perception?

I don't know the answer to that...just sort of thinking out loud.

Whether a real, long-term trend or not; there was a time in my young adult life when we only carried guns to go hunting/shooting...it just didn't seem necessary for self-protection...now, whether I'm being paranoid or just prudent, I don't want to go anywhere without a gun handy.

[Guest peacexxl]

These stories seem to be consistent with the apparent overall decline in society. Sometimes I wonder if these trends are real or if they just appear to be real by that I mean, is it truly "worse" out there now than, say, 50 or 75 years ago or is it largely perception?

I don't know the answer to that...just sort of thinking out loud.

Whether a real, long-term trend or not; there was a time in my young adult life when we only carried guns to go hunting/shooting...it just didn't seem necessary for self-protection...now, whether I'm being paranoid or just prudent, I don't want to go anywhere without a gun handy.

You keep hearing about how the overall numbers have declined, but apparently those that remain have become even more voracious.