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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe most ardent anti-gun police officer in the country, Kathy Lanier, the police chief of the District of Columbia’s Metro Police Department told the “60 Minutes” audience that the police aren’t going to get to the scene of an active shooter, like the attack in Paris, in time to save them, so if they can’t get away from a gun man, they should “take the gunmen out – it’s the best option for saving lives before police can get there”, according to WTTG Fox5<\/a>. Does she mean “take them out” for nice half-smoke and a root beer? Because no one in the District is armed – except for the army of law enforcement of various agencies who never seem to be on the scene when a crime happens. There are more than a dozen “police departments” inside the District besides the 4,000 member Metro PD.<\/p>\n The Washington Times<\/a> is understating Lanier’s opposition to arming private citizens when they wrote “Chief Lanier…has enthusiastically supported the city\u2019s efforts to limit handgun ownership”.<\/p>\n Lanier has actually placed herself between legal gun owners and their right to protect themselves with her complicated and costly licensing system that has allowed only a few dozen people in the District to become legal gun owners. On Facebook, Emily Miller, noted pro-second amendment journalist and DC resident asks; Chief, how can DC residents “take the gunman out” when you have only granted gun carry permits to 45 people? <\/p>\n Emily is one of those 45 licensed gun owners in the District. She got her license after she was a victim of a violent crime in DC. She wrote a book<\/a> about her experiences with the DC Metro PD while she was trying to become a licensed gun owner there.<\/p>\n You can watch the whole Chief Lanier segment of “60 Minutes” here;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n