In this economy I don't think we can under estimate how devastating it can be to lose a job for the wrong reason, i.e. whistle blowing... It means that you are virtually black-balled and ostracized... Add that to someone who may have some mental issues and it's like putting heat under a pressure cooker...

This isn't about gun control here... This is about how we treat one another... I'm not condoning what this guy has done but doubt seriously if we would be talking about this if he hadn't been fired for doing what he thought was the correct thing to do as a good cop...

B~