Boston mayor knows better than cops?

[lowbeyond]

Part of me agrees that police shouldn't have weapons not available to the general public, but the other side of that coin is that the criminals should not be better armed than the cops OR the general public, and I don't think the drug dealers and bank robbers are going to comply with the "assault weapons" restrictions.

They wont comply. But that is not the point of the law is it. No the purpose of the law is to put the screws on the low hanging fruit. The people that will comply, and if they don't.. well there is a nice fine and jail cell waiting. Gotta show 'em who is boss right !

The solution, then is not to restrict what the cops are allowed to carry, but to eliminate those restrictions for the law abiding populace.

Well sure. Wake me up when the cops support a repeal of the laws. Or better yet, stop busting people for plastic stocks that change length, or boxes that hold more than 10 rounds etc etc. As it stands now, the cops want the criminals to be better armed than the general public.

I'm not advocating arming police with Howitzers and Tanks, merely allowing them to carry the same types of weapons that you or I would choose to defend our families

How about bearcats and MRAPS ? And the funny thing about that last part in bold is that the cops want a weapon that they will not permit other people's families to have.

So, again.. Fukkem.