We sleep well every night knowing we are protected by the APD. They do a good job in keeping us safe and free from break ins. Around my house I have a couple of firearms to give us additional protection if needed until the police arrive…..But that is some of my concern now because when police arrive at the scene of a crime, they don’t know you and they don’t know the criminal…So if I am armed when they arrive I am sure their weapons would be trained on me until the determination is made as to who is whom…..14 people have been shot by the APD in 2010, nine have died….The police have to make quick and immediate decisions as to what action to take….They want to go home to their families after the shift ends and not to the hospital or morgue….It’s tough making the right decision on the spur of the moment and I would err on the side of the good guy….You remember “Smoky and the Bandit”? One of the songs in the movie went something like, “I ain’t a gonna take no lip, with this six gun on my hip, let me tell you boy, this ain’t no toy”. I am sure hoping that our guys on the force never have that mentality when facing the perpetrator who just got into a fight with his wife or something along those lines. I don’t want anyone on our APD force injuried because he hesitated about the correct action to follow, however, I hope he will stay behind cover long enough to give the person time to drop his weapon and come to his senses….It is not easy I know…It is easy to sit here at this computer and make all kind of statements……I just hope our policemen know that when they pull that trigger, that’s it….negotiations are over…I hope they will stay under cover a couple of minutes longer and talk a little longer, it might make a difference…