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In recent years there has been a strong trend of police carrying rifles similar to the one used by the mass killer in Connecticut. Some are replacing shotguns with .223 rifles; some are putting rifles in patrol cruisers in addition to shotguns.
We're told ad infinitum by gun control advocates that such rifles have no purpose but to slaughter large numbers of people. That may be in the job description of military, but certainly not police. Police, just like any citizen, are supposed to use guns in a defensive manner, to protect against lethal threats.
So should police be forced to get rid of all the AR's they have acquired?
And further, if these guns are only meant to slaughter, what does that implicitly say about police across the country who have eagerly snapped them up? Gun control proponents, how can you possibly trust a group that feels the need for that kind of weaponry?
Not until they can score better at the range... They suck!!
Yeah, but that's another issue. In the meantime, I see that not one gun control proponent has taken on the question. I suppose they instinctively know that they're going to end up looking like fools if they do.
Should we be surprised that police feel the need to arm themselves with AR-15's in response to the nuts out there who started the trend? Why continue carrying a 6 shell shotgun when Jimbo has a 30 shot magazine in his AR-15 and a few extra magazines on his belt?
I absolutely support allowing the police to carry those types of guns.
I also support laws to keep guns out of the hands of people who can't pass a background check or a mental sanity test, and requiring those laws to be followed by gun shows and gun shops throughout the country.
What I don't understand is how the gun grabbers want civilians to be arms free YET nothing is being mentioned about the abuse by police officers lately....by killing people and even pets and getting away with it... and then asking questions later. Why aren't they talking about that since they want cops and Military to be the only ones armed in this country?! Do they think it is okay for police offers to have that type of behavior just because they are well, police officers?
Should we be surprised that police feel the need to arm themselves with AR-15's in response to the nuts out there who started the trend? Why continue carrying a 6 shell shotgun when Jimbo has a 30 shot magazine in his AR-15 and a few extra magazines on his belt?
Why wouldn't the same observation apply to a citizen? When biker gangs, drug gangs, and home invasion crews now have a glock with 17 rounds+1 in the spout, wouldn't it make sense for the home owner to opt for an AR 15 with 30+1 in the spout.?
Even by the usual standards of strawman arguments on CD, this is utterly, droolingly idiotic. Of course the police should have sufficient fire-power to deal with any reasonably likely threat. The only upper limit is the point where opposition becomes outright rebellion, in which case it's time for the civil power to invoke the riot act and bring in the soldiery. Really, in the rhetorical boxing match around gun control, you just left your guard down and took a KO uppercut.
Why wouldn't the same observation apply to a citizen? When biker gangs, drug gangs, and home invasion crews now have a glock with 17 rounds+1 in the spout, wouldn't it make sense for the home owner to opt for an AR 15 with 30+1 in the spout.?
Exactly.
Nah, they want us to be carrying our little .22 around when the thugs break into our homes with their AR 10 A2...
Why wouldn't the same observation apply to a citizen? When biker gangs, drug gangs, and home invasion crews now have a glock with 17 rounds+1 in the spout, wouldn't it make sense for the home owner to opt for an AR 15 with 30+1 in the spout.?
Only if he can accurately use any of those 17 shots before I plaster him against the wall just pointing my Mossberg in his general direction.
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