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Guns, Tears, Tragedy and Change

The Rock was patrolling the well-to-doif he would have had a gun he might have at
neighborhood, which bordered a high crimeleast been able to scare them away by firing
area in the major midwestern city. Thea shot at them. "They may have turned or ran
veteran policeman felt relaxed as he droveaway instead of trying to fight-gun-to gun"
through the beautiful tree lined streets thatthe Rock said. He also told him that with a
were home to some of the grandest houses ingun he could have made a powerful stand in
the country. His relaxation ended quicklythe bedroom as they were breaking down the
when Dispatch cracked out a call of adoor.
possible home invasion right around the
corner. Patrolman Thomas Rakoczy was onlyThankfully, the four criminals were caught a
seconds away. He was known as the Rockfew weeks later and sentenced to around 15
because he was as hard, strong and tough asyears in prison. Later, the father told
one. He was the kind of cop you wanted atRakoczy that all through his life he was
your  home  if  you  needed  serious  help.against guns and thought they were a terrible
problem in our society. However, after what
The Rock arrived at the home and began tohe and his family went through and after a
evaluate the scene as he walked toward thelot of soul searching and thought, he had
door. He entered the house and soon foundchanged his mind. He said he now understood
two adults and two teenage girls tied up.the need and availability for the best
Other officers also arrived and no one elseprotection available for people, which are
was found in the house. Rakoczy beganfirearms. He eventually bought a gun,
untying the family, starting with the manreceived training and said he was ready to
first. As he was untying him the disheveledprotect himself and others if need be, for
middle-aged man hurriedly spouted out whatthe  rest  of  his  life.
had happened. Four men had broken down the
front door (in broad daylight) and started upThere are of course horror stories on the
the long staircase leading to him and hisother side of the gun controversy. Ones such
family.as children gaining access to unsecured
firearms and accidentally injuring or killing
He said he saw the men coming up the stairsothers or themselves. And of course there
with guns in hand but he couldn't do anythingare the stories of troubled individuals using
to stop them. So he quickly gathered hisfirearms to cause mass casualties and deaths
family and locked them in the master bedroom.in public places. However, there are the
He said they found them hiding there in lessvery real stories of people protecting
than  a  minute.themselves with firearms against burglars,
rapists and other predators. There's no
As he continued, he started to cry and tolddoubt firearms are the best self-defense tool
how they all were immediately tied up. Thenavailable for the private citizen. However,
they started leisurely burglarizing the home,and this is a big however, firearms come with
seemingly in no hurry whatsoever. After theymany different levels of serious
bagged-up everything they deemed worthwhile,responsibility.
things  really  got  bad.
The father who changed his views on firearms
They took turns raping both daughters inshows us there is more than one side to an
front of him and his wife. The man wasissue, which may change as time,
beside himself as he told what had happened.circumstances, knowledge and experiences
The Rock told me the mother was so bad offevolve. This story can help us understand,
she was almost totally incoherent. Shethat all of us, no matter what are feelings
hadn't been physically touched, but sheare on this controversial subject, should
witnessed  what  happened  to  her daughters.step back and listen to those with differing
views with dignity and respect. All
The father kept repeating that he justdiffering people have viable thoughts and
couldn't do anything to help them. Nervouslyideas and should be reasonably listened to.
he asked, "Officer, please tell me, if IWhether it's the hugely important issue of
would have had a gun do you think I couldhow mentally unstable individuals can be
have helped my family"? Rakoczy didn't wantweeded out from owning firearms to the many
to render his opinion at such an emotionalother issues people differ on. Respect and
time, but the man pushed him. "I want thetrue empathy for others views are the
truth, could I have helped"? After more andcornerstones to building workable solutions
more prodding, the Rock finally told him thatfor all.



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