Apparently the all-knowing nanny state city fathers of Bellingham have decided that Tasers are just too dangerous to allow in their perfectly safe city. Actually that’s just fine. People shouldn’t be placing their lives in the hands of tasers anyway. Tests have proven than an agressive, determined attacker (or one dressed in winter clothes, it is December in most parts of the northern hemisphere).

Instead I think that the citizens of Bellingham ought to be encouraged to get their CPL (Concealed Pistol License) and arms themselves with a deterrent that works when you need it — a gun. I even hear that Speer has a new ammunition for .38 spl that has almost as much stopping power as a real gun. Another benefit to having a CPL (not that you should need one, etc.) is that in Washington the local governments cannot ban them from their cities or counties.

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