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In reply to the discussion: Contradiction [View all]

jimmy the one

(2,720 posts)
4. here here, listen up
Mon May 16, 2016, 10:27 AM
May 2016

dscntnt: Here's the contradiction: .... Why are these same folks NOT making the highest priority discontinuing the supplying of civilian law enforcement with actual military weapons? This isn't standing by and accepting that a criminal can access a means to make murder easier. This IS accepting state sponsored murder.

This is your idea of a contradiction? To allow trained law enforcement to be supplied with military weapons, whether actual or offshoots? (pun intended, perfect context).
Also, your claim that supplying cops with assault rifles is state sponsored murder, is as absurd as many of the posts you make; you could say the same about any inadvertent or un-excusable death by law enforcement by any firearm.
I don't know that ordinary cops & police ordinarily carry military style firearms such as AR15s in their squad cars, tho I could be wrong (certainly not beat cops or motorcycles). I think they are used only when called for with backup bringing them when potentially needed. It's rare cops meet a situation where semi-auto termed 'assault rifles' would need be used, & carrying them makes for greater chance of being stolen.

dscntnt: I here about bans on assault weapons from pro-control folks who bother themselves to articulate or simply endorse a legislative agenda.

I here in North Carolina today. The bells hear I here. Or VV.

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Contradiction [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 OP
"Civilian law enforcement with actual military weapons?" CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #1
And two types of long guns. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #2
IIRC, gejohnston May 2016 #9
"This IS accepting state sponsored murder." How exactly? How does allowing LE to have auto weapons jmg257 May 2016 #3
Sale/transfer or strictly military weapons and equipment... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #7
here here, listen up jimmy the one May 2016 #4
Yes, some do. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #5
Law enforcement... Puha Ekapi May 2016 #6
re: "...your claim that supplying cops with assault rifles is state sponsored murder..." discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #8
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