Gun sales jump following election

[Glocksman]

Bleh..the acronym should read LTCH, not LCTH.

[eyl]

Fair enough, but it must be pointed out that certain kinds of "heat of the moment" crimes are actually cyclical, such as domestic violence.

Domestic violence is cyclical? I actually never knew that. Is there some way to do predictability research on it?

I don't mean "cyclical" in a larger societal sense, but in the sense that there is a predictable cycle within a given household, of violence, followed by regret, followed by violence. I've heard that cops who answer a domestic violence call can often recognize the address.

Is the recurring nature of domestic violence relevant to the issue, however? Once a gun is used (if use is just threaened, I don't see any difference if it had been a knife) the cycle is stops - either because the victim is dead or because the abuser has left definite physical evidence of an attempt at assault; either way, you're not going to get a repeat of that crime.

Unfortunately, whenever you see the phrase "estranged boyfriend" or "estranged husband" in a news article, you can pretty much bet money that the story involves a woman being killed. As far as I'm concerned, the moment some guy commits his first domestic battery he should be assumed to be an extremely dangerous violent offender and treated accordingly. I'm sick of the way I keep reading about these asshats steadily escalating their violence until someone dies.

Agreed.

[Coyote]

A lot of states mandate that CCW holders (Indiana does not, but it's simple courtesy to the LEO in my mind) notify the police that they're carrying if they're pulled over.
I support that law because it both ensures peace of mind for the cop and it helps prevent any 'misunderstandings' that can result in the cop thinking you're drawing down on him.

I've been pulled over a couple times and immediately informed the officer I had a permit to carry a concealed weapon (I make sure the first word is "permit" rather than "concealed weapon"). One time I had both permit & weapon with me, the other time I had my permit but wasn't carrying, but I told him anyway.

It is amazing how well the encounter goes after that. The cops know that you've already undergone a criminal background check at that point and any potential tension lowers significantly. Warnings both times (one was driving a little too fast, the other-- broken headlight).