Ex-LAPD Officer Murder Manhunt Continues

News Event - Southern California: The manhunt continued on Friday for a former police offer who the authorities say has killed at least three people as part of a rampage aimed at police officers and their families, a spree that has given law enforcement officers throughout Southern California new reason to be vigilant.

The series of killings that the police say were committed by Christopher J. Dorner, 33, a former Navy reservist who was fired from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2008, has led the department to dispatch protection teams to guard uniformed officers and their families and to have scores of officers set up lines of defense outside the fortress that is the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters. Motorcycle officers have been ordered to retreat to the safety of patrol cars.

In Torrance on Thursday, two women delivering newspapers were shot and wounded by police officers who mistook the Honda pickup they were driving for the gray Nissan identified as belonging to the gunman.  About 12 hours later in San Diego, squads of police cars, in a blaze of red lights and screeching tires, converged on a motel where the suspect was mistakenly thought to be hiding after his wallet was found on a sidewalk.

Mr. Dorner tried to hijack a boat in San Diego. Early Thursday morning, police officers assigned to protect an officer named by Mr. Dorner were alerted by a civilian who spotted a man resembling the suspect.  As they followed him, Mr. Dorner opened fire as they approached him — grazing one in the head — before he fled, Chief Beck said.

Less than an hour later, the suspect approached two Riverside police officers parked at a traffic light in a patrol car and opened fire, killing one and seriously wounding the second.

“The Riverside officers were cowardly ambushed,” Chief Beck said. “They had no opportunity to fight back, no pre-warning.”

My Views/Comments:  Gun Control...for who...when an ex-cop, or a cop, military member or former goes rogue, who have specialized training, possibly access to assault weapons, not to mention many Officers Duty or Personal Carry are Glock's, which about 60-70% of the police market are Glocks.  Other Law Enforcement weapon of choice could be SIG, Beretta, S&W, HK, etc.

Even the revolver hand gun or semi-automatic pistol...may carry 5-33 rounds x how many clips, revolver speedloader, a person has, using various caliber ammunition as 9mm, 10mm, .38, .380, .357, .40, .45 and in the hands of a trained person is allot of fire power.

And there are those who for Home Defense, Military or Law Enforcement, personal carry, for duty, hunting, target practice, competition have possibly assault rifles, greater fire power, and may be able to modify a weapon to carry more rounds.

And if you think Gun Control will Prevent/Stop Criminals or that they will Obey Laws...that would be a stupid thought.

You may have heard, Guns Do Not Kill People, People Kill People, be it with a gun, knife, drugs, club/baseball bat, a vehicle or poison to name a few...it does not matter the Caliber of Bullet, or the Weapon Used, when you lose someone you care about or love at any age.

What was the Caliber of Person that took that innocent life...was it a Friend, Co-Worker, Someone of Trust...No One is Above the Law including Christopher J. Dorner...

and I believe in My Right to Keep & Bear Arms, as Protector & Defender of the American Constitution, that of my Home & Family, "Old Glory" and of the Gadsden Flag "Don't Tread On Me"

CPL D.R. "Doc" Young, USMC, Viet Nam Era "Semper Fi"