Tampa Police Officers fatally shot in wake of Supreme Court gun decision

Tampa, Florida - Two Tampa police officers were fatally wounded by gunfire early in the morning, 6/29/2010.

Working the graveyard shift in 2:15 am, officers Kocab Jeffrey and David Curtis stopped a car for a traffic violation. They discovered that the male passenger a good offense guarantees a bad check in Jacksonville had. A female was driving.

The male passenger opened fire, hitting both officers outside their bulletproof acquired territories.

Kocab, a long time Plant City Officer, who has served in Tampa for the last year, and Curtis, a Tampa officer four years, both died at Tampa General Hospital within hours of the incident.

Officer Kocab nine months pregnant woman.
Officer Curtis leaves a wife and four little boys, the youngest only eight months old.

The female suspect was arrested and the car found after a search space. Because the male suspect was known to the police, is still a search be conducted and results follow nationwide.

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio Castor and both spent the entire morning at Tampa General with the bereaved families of the officers. Both city officials informed the media that they told the families of two men found the police officers.

controversial Supreme Court ruling against the state and local prohibited weapon earlier this week

This tragedy comes within days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the ban was unconstitutional Chicago gun. The Court had already ruled against the Washington DC ban.

The Supreme Court affirmed the Second Amendment Constitutional right to bear arms in a five to four decision. Laws relating to the second modification can not be made at national or local level across the board for all citizens. However, according to a report by CBS News, the ruling does not preclude state and local officials to create ways to get and keep guns out of the hands of criminals.

Reporters asked police Castor and Tampa had planned prior to the ruling of the Supreme Court to ban any gun to enact. Castor refrain from commenting in particular.

Second Amendment supporters argue that criminals will always be able to get guns. Law-abiding citizens will follow the rules for obtaining firearms. Criminals will bypass them non-federal, statewide and local laws to obtain weapons.

Prayers from around Tampa Bay to start from the officers' families and the Tampa Police Department. May they find comfort in the peace of God that all human understanding (Philippians 4:7) can surpass.