suntzu
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acrimsontide wrote:
The biggest fundamental difference is this--the general public has not been known to shoot the general public and then toss down a knife, or plant narcotics on a person.
The general public could not beat the living :cussut of you and then claim you "resisted arrest"...
So while I understand your point--there is a major difference.
NOW, as for the "Assault rifle" thing. I made the statement that if the government wants to ban "assault rifles" then why not ban the REAL "assault rifle" and forbid the police from having them and make them resort to the semi-auto rifles that we have access too.....And I stand behind that 100%
You seem to think that law enforcement faces more threats than joe average citizen...I would bring up Virginia Tech, and this recent shooting in Alabama as but two examples to demonstrate to you that anytime violence happens--it happens to the average ordinary, every day person walking down the street, or into your local retailer, or into your local university...
The citizens are always the people on the front line when violence occurs--law enforcement is only reactionary, showing up after the violence is already over.
So I disagree that law enforcement has a job that is inherently dangerous, because it isn't. Everyone just wishes you to believe so.
acrimsontide wrote:
While I understand what you are saying--there are fundamental differences between law enforcement and school teachers, janitors, and so on.suntzu wrote:acrimsontide wrote:actually, while it may sound I do--no I don't. I simply get sick and tired of the semi-auto rifles that the average citizen has access to being equated in the same breath with the select-fire weapons that the police use. The average, every day person does not own an "assault weapon". People should get their facts straight before intentionally trying to inflame the public against the Second Amendment.suntzu wrote:You really have something against LEOs don't you?and the gun grabbers will use this tragedy, stepping on top of the bodies of the dead even as they do so, in order to push their agenda of more gun control--and in particular another "AWB"...and it just cuts against my grain to even use the term "assault weapon" when speaking of a semi-auto rifle...
police carry "Assault weapons", because they are select fire weapons..why not ban their "assault weapons" and put them on a level playing field with other people and leave the citizens alone and put them to using the same semi-auto rifles we have access to....
citizens do not own "assault weapons"--citizens own SEMI-AUTO rifles and handguns....there IS a difference....
I'm just don't like abuse of power, and never have. But personally--no, I have nothing against law enforcement. The only thing I have a problem with is when they abuse and mistreat the people and then hide behind a wall of silence and seek to cover it up--abuse is something everyone should have a problem with.
There are good police officers, I have never said otherwise--but the bad ones make it impossible to trust any of them. This is a sad truth in our world today.
While I agree that there are some bad LEOs,(I have seen several myself who acted as if they were tougher than Navy Seals) most LEOs are just trying to do a difficult job. When I run into one of them who act as if they are above the rest of the world, I try to remember that there are good and bad school teachers, good and bad store clerks, good and bad sales people, well you get the idea. The people in LE are the same as other professions, there are good and bad people in all walks of life.
As for the "assault rifle" tag, I agree, most civilian do not own them. Most civilians on semi auto look alikes to assault rifles, not the real thing. I do not agree with the thinking that LEOs should not have them as they have many more opportunities to face danger than most of us, or should I say their odds are better of them having to face danger. For my, and most civilian, needs, the semis that we have are sufficient....besides with todays price of ammo many of us couldn't afford to shoot full autos anyway!!!! LOL
As for not trusting LEOs, when troubles do arise, we seem to trust them enough to call 911.
And for the record, I am not LEO
The biggest fundamental difference is this--the general public has not been known to shoot the general public and then toss down a knife, or plant narcotics on a person.
The general public could not beat the living :cussut of you and then claim you "resisted arrest"...
So while I understand your point--there is a major difference.
NOW, as for the "Assault rifle" thing. I made the statement that if the government wants to ban "assault rifles" then why not ban the REAL "assault rifle" and forbid the police from having them and make them resort to the semi-auto rifles that we have access too.....And I stand behind that 100%
You seem to think that law enforcement faces more threats than joe average citizen...I would bring up Virginia Tech, and this recent shooting in Alabama as but two examples to demonstrate to you that anytime violence happens--it happens to the average ordinary, every day person walking down the street, or into your local retailer, or into your local university...
The citizens are always the people on the front line when violence occurs--law enforcement is only reactionary, showing up after the violence is already over.
So I disagree that law enforcement has a job that is inherently dangerous, because it isn't. Everyone just wishes you to believe so.