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Originally posted by Ross
Sorry Sarah but thats one of the biggest bullshit things I ever heard. Police don't need guns? What about the police officer who was killed when he pulled over a car? If he had a gun it would be drawn and the person in the car might have thought again about pulling the trigger. I think they do need guns. If all police officers had guns then I reckon things wouldn't be as out of control in places such as London, Glasgow and Liverpool to name a few.
If I had my way, all Police officers would carry guns!
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if the police carry guns it forces more of the crooks to carry them too.
i doubt police in other countries draw guns just to pull a car over for a general traffic stop, so i doubt it would have saved the policeman you mention. and giving police guns makes them judge, jury and executioner and i know plenty of police that are complete idiots and not fit to carry a water pistol. if guns are needed for a certain situation they can call in properly trained backup.
and you say that it would make places like london, glasgow and liverpool less out of control. I'm sure it's a lot less out of control in parts of america where they do carry guns.