Boston mayor knows better than cops?

[DavieD55]

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 !



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.


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.

X2

[rondog]

Silly me - I thought most cops these days were already equipped with AR's.

[Jesus-With-A-.45]

If the citizens of Boston can't own them than neither should the LEO of Boston.

You reap what you vote for.......NO FUCKS GIVEN.

[BPTactical]

If the citizens of Boston can't own them than neither should the LEO of Boston.

You reap what you vote for.......NO FUCKS GIVEN.

Yup, you would think people would realize there are consequences for their vote.
Now Boston gets a bag of dildoes to play with for a couple of years....

And my DILLIGAF meter is pegged as well.

[trlcavscout]

Well you cant have an "assault weapon" in MA if you are not a cop.

So meh. Fukkem

Whats good for the goose and all that...

Exfuckinzactly!

[JohnnyDrama]

While I agree with the general sentiment about the local law enforcement not being more heavily armed than the general population I think there is likely more to this than what was reported and said. My idea comes from a conversation with the local sheriff a few years ago. He had recently lost a couple of rigs in a roadblock incident someone tried to blow through. He was wondering where he was going to get the $60.000 to replace the equipment he lost. BTW they got the bad guy... Anyway I'm wondering if it isn't so much a case of the mayor thinking his police don't need carbines as much as it is that the money would be better spent elsewhere. The mayor is just too chicken to tell it like it is and would rather make up a more politically correct answer which is misleading and dishonest.

Lying politicians serve no one.

[hatidua]

a conversation with the local sheriff a few years ago. He had recently lost a couple of rigs in a roadblock incident someone tried to blow through. He was wondering where he was going to get the $60.000 to replace the equipment he lost.

He probably should have given that a bit more thought prior to parking two vehicles in the path of oncoming traffic.

[Ronin13]

Police should not be more heavily armed than the criminals they may encounter who don't care about the law. They also dont need military style weapons, armor or vehicles. After all they are civilians.

Right, because examples like North Hollywood and Columbine (where first responding patrol officers were out gunned) prove that a better armed police force shouldn't match the criminals they may face with equal or greater equipment and firepower. I'm not a plumber, so it's not my place to dictate what equipment a plumber should have.

[Rabid]

Right, because examples like North Hollywood and Columbine (where first responding patrol officers were out gunned) prove that a better armed police force shouldn't match the criminals they may face with equal or greater equipment and firepower. I'm not a plumber, so it's not my place to dictate what equipment a plumber should have.

Columbine? The police were out gunned by 9mm's and 12 gauges?

[osok-308]

Columbine? The police were out gunned by 9mm's and 12 gauges?

Not outgunned with Columbine as far as I know, but North Hollywood and the Miami shootout of '86 are perfect examples of what Ronin is going for. The public should not be undergunned, but this is a perfect case of trying to take guns from the good guys in an attempt to keep them from bad guys, and we all know how well that went.