Quote Originally Posted by LX470 View Post
I've read the number of officer that have been killed a year in firearms confrontations, but how many confrontations have their been where the police have prevailed vs. how many they have lost. Perhaps that is accounted for in the number of officers assaulted per year? Have the number of confrontations with armed suspects risen and has the police training/tactics/mindset pushed them into this position due to the (possible) increased number of violent assaults? It looks like ambush homicides against cops doubled from 2013 to 2014.

Defensive response?
We all (ok most of us) know the reason for that.