You and me? Not so much
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman thinks allowing prosecutors to carry concealed guns in county courthouses could give them an added measure of protection if they ever needed it.
So, what super-human powers do prosecutors have that us ordinary humans don't that will allow them to not turn into homicidal maniacs that end up shooting the judge because they lost the case or members of the jury for not declaring "GUILTY!!!!" with enough fervor? Because, we're all told that there are magical boundaries that mere mortals cannot be trusted to arm themselves in lest they succumb to blood-rage.
Gorman, who has received several written death threats over the years, said he works in two courthouse buildings and he and his staff often walk between them. "We're out in exposed areas, not behind a locked door," he said.
Gorman, who has received several written death threats over the years, said he works in two courthouse buildings and he and his staff often walk between them.
"We're out in exposed areas, not behind a locked door," he said.
You know who else is exposed? People on the stand who testify. Do they get to pack heat to protect themselves as well? Or are prosecutors more deserving of a fighting chance?