Survey of 15,000 LEOs Thoughts on Gun Control

[motohooligan]

Here's a link to a very interesting survey of LEOs.

http://www.policeone.com/Gun-Legislation-Law-Enforcement/articles/6183787-PoliceOnes-Gun-Control-Survey-11-key-findings-on-officers-thoughts/

[MrPrena]

As long as demographics and geographical locations are heterogeneous, it is great!

[jerrymrc]

But it does not fit the agenda..........

[motohooligan]

But it does not fit the agenda..........
I know, that's the problem. I did post it on Rap Sheet Rhonda and Hick's facebook pages.

[Dryfli]

"These are not the facts you're looking for, move along"

[Cylinder Head]

This needs to get on Drudge. How many times have Uncle Joe and Owebama gotten on stage and said that cops agree with them?? The respondents overwhelmingly said NO!!

http://www.policeone.com/Gun-Legislation-Law-Enforcement/articles/6183787-PoliceOnes-Gun-Control-Survey-11-key-findings-on-officers-thoughts/

This needs to get everywhere, DP to Drudge. Everywhere. I've submitted it to drudge on all of my computers.

[sellersm]

Dupe. http://www.ar-15.co/threads/98421-Survey-of-15-000-LEOs-Thoughts-on-Gun-Control

[Dingo]

Holy shit.... the previous one was only three links below this one. I'm not a repost nazi, but damn.....

[Cylinder Head]

Whoops

[generalmeow]

I liked the responses from the police officers, except the question about whether or not training should be required before owning a gun. Obviously half of police officers don't understand "shall not be infringed". Infringed meaning "interfered with in any way".

yeah, I understand how it makes sense that training would help prevent accidents. But that's not what the 2nd amendment says.

it tells me that half the police officers want to interpret the 2nd amendment in some other way than it was written.

[Dingo]

Exactly. Most cops that I've known don't want their gun rights impinged on, but could care less about the citizenry.

[buckshotbarlow]

Do as i say, not as I do...
bloomberg and company, use our LEO's as your bodyguards...

[Ronin13]

Today I stumbled across something that made me grin on PoliceOne.com:

PoliceOne's Gun Control Survey: 11 key lessons from officers' perspectivesIn March, PoliceOne conducted the most comprehensive survey ever (http://www.policeone.com/news/6188462-PoliceOnes-2013-Gun-Policy-Law-Enforcement-Survey-Results-Executive-Summary/) of American law enforcement officers’ opinions on the topic gripping the nation's attention in recent weeks: gun control.
More than 15,000 verified law enforcement professionals took part in the survey, which aimed to bring together the thoughts and opinions of the only professional group devoted to limiting and defeating gun violence as part of their sworn responsibility.

Totaling just shy of 30 questions, the survey allowed officers across the United States to share their perspectives on issues spanning from gun control and gun violence to gun rights.
Top Line Takeaways
Breaking down the results, it's important to note that 70 percent of respondents are field-level law enforcers — those who are face-to-face in the fight against violent crime on a daily basis — not office-bound, non-sworn administrators or perpetually-campaigning elected officials.
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Full article: http://www.policeone.com/gun-legislation-law-enforcement/articles/6183787-policeones-gun-control-survey-11-key-lessons-from-officers-perspectives/?fb_ref=homepage
Link to the survey and analysis: http://www.policeone.com/news/6188462-PoliceOnes-2013-Gun-Policy-Law-Enforcement-Survey-Results-Executive-Summary/

So the takeaway from all this- if a pooling of 15,000 officers can give us an idea of what police generally feel across the board- most are pretty logical and align with our beliefs. Of course, this is nothing new to me, as I've known for the most part that LE tends to be supportive of 2nd Amendment rights and freedom. I just thought this was pretty cool and would make for some good discussion.

[UrbanWolf]

What would their thought be if one of their brothers got killed by a gun owner who's deemed mentally unstable while trying to confiscate his guns?

[hurley842002]

What would their thought be if one of their brothers got killed by a gun owner who's deemed mentally unstable while trying to confiscate his guns?

Likely the same as the survey already shows....

Took longer than I thought for the anti sh@t storm to begin.

[battle_sight_zero]

I know several officers when they were on active duty who did not believe that civilians should have the right to carry and or own semi auto so called assault rifles. But boy when these guys retired and they had to follow the same laws as those of us their tunes changed. But glad to see the majority have good views.

[brutal]

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/98421-Survey-of-15-000-LEOs-Thoughts-on-Gun-Control?highlight=policeone

Little late to the party?

[Flatline]

If you look through all of the survey results then you find that:

56.7% of officers support some form of mandatory safety training before being able to purchase all or some types of firearms
59.0% think that open carry is misguided in practice or believe that the concept and practice is a bad idea

Do you still like this survey?

[theGinsue]

Merged

[BushMasterBoy]

They should teach firearms safety and general law to all children in the schools.

[KevDen2005]

I liked the responses from the police officers, except the question about whether or not training should be required before owning a gun. Obviously half of police officers don't understand "shall not be infringed". Infringed meaning "interfered with in any way".

yeah, I understand how it makes sense that training would help prevent accidents. But that's not what the 2nd amendment says.

it tells me that half the police officers want to interpret the 2nd amendment in some other way than it was written.


Good thing it's just a survey about their opinions

[hatidua]

"When asked whether citizens should be required to complete a safety training class before being allowed to buy a gun, about 43 percent of officers say it should not be required. About 42 percent say it should be required for all weapons"

I'm not seeing that in an overall positive light...

[brutal]

"When asked whether citizens should be required to complete a safety training class before being allowed to buy a fully automatic weapon, about 43 percent of officers say it should not be required. About 42 percent say it should be required for all formerly NFA weapons"

I'm not seeing that in an overall positive light...

FIF(Them)

I might support that if NFA went away.

[merl]

If you look through all of the survey results then you find that:

56.7% of officers support some form of mandatory safety training before being able to purchase all or some types of firearms
59.0% think that open carry is misguided in practice or believe that the concept and practice is a bad idea

Do you still like this survey?

Some good parts, some bad parts. If the focus of gun control shifts from bans to training it is a huge win.