Boston mayor knows better than cops?

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...ors_picks=true

Boston police are clashing with the city's incoming mayor over a proposal to arm some officers with AR-15 rifles.
Mayor-elect Martin Walsh reportedly came out against the plan over the weekend. The Boston Police Department had been pushing for a limited number of officers to carry the high-powered rifles, in light of recent mass shootings as well as the Boston Marathon bombing earlier this year.
But after the incoming mayor initially stayed mum on the idea, a spokeswoman for Walsh told the Boston Herald he's not on board -- not yet, anyway.
"Mayor-elect Walsh is opposed to the AR-15 rifles," she was quoted as saying. "Unless otherwise convinced by the Boston Police Department, he does not think they are necessary."

...because his extensive backgroung in law enforcement gives him special insight into the needs of LEOs on the front lines. Maybe he should read up on the North Hollywood Shootout...

ETA: I do think the cost of the rifles is probably inflated, but the article doesn't specify what they're planning on buying.

[lowbeyond]

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...

[Eric P]

Police should not be more heavily armed than the populus they need to police. They also dont need military style weapons, armor or vehicles. After all they are civilians.

[TFOGGER]

They're talking about 33 rifles for 22 cops in a force of about 2500. 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. The solution, then is not to restrict what the cops are allowed to carry, but to eliminate those restrictions for the law abiding populace.

The North Hollywood Shootout may have been an anomaly, but it is by no mean unique. The Miami FBI shootout that led to the adoption of the .40 S&W by the FBI comes to mind. 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 with.

[blacklabel]

The front lines? Lol.

[crays]

Besides, they captured Whitey Bulger, so the streets of Beantown are now safe.......right?


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[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.

[Bailey Guns]

At $2500 per rifle (even with accessories and parts and training) I'd pass, too. Sounds like someone is trying to rob the Boston PD. I guess I just can't get too fired up about what the leftist mayor of a leftist east coast city wants (or doesn't want) for his police department. Especially since the citizens of his town can't go out and buy the same gun. The people of Boston (and leftist controlled cities like Boston) are getting exactly what they voted for. I'm sure a lot of the PD officers voted for the mayor, too. Now someone is surprised? Color me don't care.

[hatidua]

Color me don't care.

That sums up my sentiments on the entire issue.

[osok-308]

This guy is a buffoon. Isn't he the same guy who told Chick-fil-a they weren't welcome in Boston because of their stance on gay marriage?