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Where have I heard that thinking before?
[red]Why the hell does a citizen need a MACHINEGUN to protect themselves? More and more, civilians are becoming like military and using military tactics against innocent people. There is no need for citizens to have access to military style weapons or use their tactics.[/red]
Now that you see the VERY slight word change, how does it feel to be spouting the same crap as the VPC?
Feel free to switch machine gun and assualt weapon, to see how that fits ya.
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IMO the above is a poor example. Explain how civilians use military [b]weapons and tactics[/b] against other civilians? I am not sure what they would be doing. Civil war maybe? While I don't NEED a machinegun its kinda cool to have one. Is that why cops have them? More than likely. The cops have access to alot of weapons they don't need and the cost is usually not justified. Cops have NO right to weapons just because they are cops. They should however have access to the tools they need to get the job done in a affordable effective manner. Not these FULL BLOWN military style police units alot of cities have.
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Its not the same CRAP the VPC spouts. Police are civilians and the difference between them and the military should be quite distinctive. If they keep getting their way this will soon be a police/paramilitary state. They need to be kept in check and reminded who they work for and what their job is.
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YOU USED EXACTLY THE SAME MENTALITY OF EVERY GUN GRABBER THAT PUTS OUT A PAMPHLET.
Exactly who are the customers at Thunder Ranch, or a whole host of other "shooting schools"? Think about that.
Nextly as far as pistol caliber MG's. Police, CHL's, or people defending their houses, when they get involved in "gunfights" are often at fistfight distance. Only the police though are going to be activley seeking out criminals.
The last police "shootout" around here took place inside a bathroom. And I mean a 1 staller.
At those ranges, do you think 1 9mm round from a carbine is gonna stop the aggressive acts? Isn't FA pretty controlalbe at those ranges?
Nextly as far a military tactics.
Your neighbor comes home, their house door is standing open, as they poke their head in they hear noises. The use there cell and call 911. The keep an eye on the house and nobody leaves. How would you prefer the police clear that house? Is the answer th tactically.................
Look, "back in the day" the police used to do a lot of rushing into places, banks, houses that were being burgled etc. Guess waht that tactic resulted in. That's right shoot-outs. Cops got killed, bystanders got killed, criminals got killed. Guess what people in general really don't want the police shooting people.
There were stategies devised, somewhat to keep police from shooting people. You see if the police don't give BG's a chance to get a "clear shot" at a cop they often won't shoot at all.
Things were good people were happy. The police stopped rushing into places, would negotiate, and only as a last resort send SWAT in. Everyone was happy. The cops, the bystanders, heck even criminals were less likely to do shooting or get shoot.
Then came the McDonalds massacre in CA. Then came Columbine. There was the N. Hollywood bank shoot out, and a chase/shoot out with similarly armed subjcts that went 150 miles.
Guess what those required a change in tactics too.
2 weeks ago my dept's. "team" had to go into a house. The ex-husband of the lady who lived there, came by, and killed her current boyfriend in front of her. Then retreated to the basement. Exactly how would you clear that house, including the basement?
FYI read my sig-line, it was made in jest. But the point is true. Also I have 2 duty handguns. Guess who paid for those?