Remember when the LAPD had to go into the gun store and get AR15's and other weapons to fight the bank robbers.

What if the Store didn't have those weapons?

Of course the gun grabbers would say that if AW's were banned the bad guys wouldn't of had those guns, magazines, and
bullets Then they couldn't have out gunned the police.

But we all know that criminals wouldn't turn in firearms that they illegally had anyways.Besides, they illegally converted them to full auto
and didn't care about no laws.

epiphany

Wasnt the AR 15 not even used to take out the BG's? But for some odd reason I remember it being auctioned off as being used on them?  

& wasn't 1 or 2 of their full auto stuff brought in from mexico? I did see that a ryobi table drill was taken in as evidence from one BG's house.

& I hope who ever got that AR had the sense to get it out of the PRK before the ban in 2000...  

One dude got shot in the face with a service revolver from a detective. Iirc. Other got shot up by an mp5? From under the truck?

One got shot in the head almost simultaneously as he pulled the trigger on his Beretta underneath his chin.  The other got blasted in his legs & bled out when the EMT's were held back due to reports of 3-5 more guys armed like them.  Oops! LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQnbvC08BlQ&feature=youtube

 

Always wondered why the cops wanted AR's? I'd think a .300 Win mag woulda done a better job. That, or a .405 Gibbs. Weather or not it would have went thru the body armor is a moot point. That much kinetic energy would have knocked you on your ass.

They did not use the guns from B&B that day.

If you watch the movie the dude with the ar's showed up with the shopping cart a little too late.

The police have SWAT teams don't they? They did back then didn't they?

A regular cop on the beat is still just fine with a side arm & shotgun.

It's a really big mistake militarizing our police departments.

Militarizing? Is that what civilians are doing when they purchase rifles for defense???

Semi involved in it. One of my crew was stuck inside the perimeter of it. All okay for our end, but not good times. Worried S#!+less.

Yes, if need be. That would be called a Militia.

Police are public servants. And having the servants better armed than the masters is not a good idea.

If there were North Hollywood type shooting happening on a regular basis, or if the police where battling heavily armed drug cartels like in South America, then maybe we could revisit this question, & ask it again. But we don't have these problems here in North America in Anytown, USA.       We just don't need Spec Ops cops.




Thank GOD we dont have these problems here....
 


yet

I do agree that police are public servants, but I have no idea what planet you live on (California? Chicago?) where you think that a LEO having a patrol rifle chambered in .223 or .308 is them being better armed than society (the masters). Especially in Arizona, I would think that you would realize that this is more of
A) them leveling the playing field when they are usually outgunned
or
B) making it possible for them to better serve the public when confronting an active shooter or someone who poses an imminent threat to others, by being able to neutralize the threat in a more efficient manner.

Shotguns do not replace patrol rifles, and patrol rifles do not replace shotguns. I think that in a perfect world, all LEOs would have a sidearm, shotgun, and rifle. There are many times, especially in rural communities, where a LEO will be solo in a situation for an extended period of time and has to take action or hold their own. SWAT call outs are not a quick solution in most situations, backup is not always readily available. North Hollywood, Columbine, Aurora, and Newtown type shooting are thankfully not always happening in our society, but wouldn't you feel more secure knowing that the public servants are better equipped to serve you, your family, your friends, and your community?

I am not saying that LEOs should be better armed than society, I am saying that they should be equally armed to serve us all, as well as protect themselves. None of this is militarizing our LEOs, it is merely giving them the same tools and equipment that we all are privy to. Militarizing our LEOs would be issuing 240Gs, M2s, and Strykers, when the citizens are not able to have the same....

We can agree to disagree though

LOL at the dude duel wielding the pistols.

What kind of buttstock is on the AK the guy in background is holding?

If it was texas in the 60's the dentist would have shot and killed the 2 bank robbers with his hunting rifle and praised a hero.

In the early 90's a guy drove his car thru a schools playground and ran over a few kids but for some reason the push to ban cars never gained momentum.

1 commercial plane crash kills at least 100 - 200 people but no ones giving up their miles.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,471244,00.html
If David Freaking Spade thinks we need AR's then Damnit We Need AR's!!!
I'd rather a leo had an ar to roll though an active shooter situation than a sloppy ass shotgun. Especially if my kid, wife, or family is at the school or mall.