Every time that someone who does not train regularly with a firearm (say, the British police) is handed one and sent into an emergency situation there's a bloodbath. Because the police are so nervous about the guns that they over react and can't hit the broad side of a barn. As for SWAT, what you're talking about seems to be a group of cops whose only duty is to react to violent situations, not the 90% of other police work that just requires a authoritative voice. Nice drain on the taxpayers money.
Wanting guns to just "go away" is like wanting porn to go away. It's out there, people enjoy it, and will pay for it.
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Date: 2011-07-23 03:05 pm (UTC)Wanting guns to just "go away" is like wanting porn to go away. It's out there, people enjoy it, and will pay for it.