Should Police Officers Be Allowed To Carry Automatic Weapons (FBI, statistics, Brown)

[lionsgators]

watch the footage of the north hollywood shootout and ask yourself the same question.

[jmac1]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Huckleberry3911948]

i think swat teams should carry heavy weapons not flat feet.
we need community police--- not outside para military forces.
of course if the neighborhood is predominately inhabited by criminals or their sympathizers they wont want any police will they.

[lionsgators]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

i think swat teams should carry them not flat feet.

I agree. they need the access. during the north hollywood shootout, they had to be armed by a local gun store if I am not mistaken.

[freightshaker]

Originally Posted by lionsgators

I agree. they need the access. during the north hollywood shootout, they had to be armed by a local gun store if I am not mistaken.

What they got from the gun stores were NOT fully automatic weapons. They were semi autos which is all they need. Fully auto is only used for suppression fire. Police don't need suppression fire.

[shooting4life]

Originally Posted by freightshaker

What they got from the gun stores were NOT fully automatic weapons. They were semi autos which is all they need. Fully auto is only used for suppression fire. Police don't need suppression fire.

You are wrong, full auto sub machine guns are used solely for armed direct fire. So are the m4's issued to soldiers. SAW and other medium and heavy machine guns are designed for suppression.

[freightshaker]

Originally Posted by shooting4life

You are wrong, full auto sub machine guns are used solely for armed direct fire. So are the m4's issued to soldiers. SAW and other medium and heavy machine guns are designed for suppression.

The point is, they are all unnecessary and not beneficial for the use by the police departments.
If we come to a point where our police departments need fully auto weapons then we have lost this country.

[lionsgators]

Originally Posted by freightshaker

The point is, they are all unnecessary and not beneficial for the use by the police departments.

you've obviously never seen the first rambo.

[freightshaker]

Originally Posted by lionsgators

you've obviously never seen the first rambo.

[lionsgators]

Originally Posted by freightshaker

or predator for that matter. what if predator came to the city? it happened. predator 2 I think. the one with danny glover.