Reddit: "Police Officers: If ordered, would you confiscate firearms from law abiding citizens?"

[Zundfolge]

It will just take one cop getting shot and the rest of the pissed off force will be busting down doors with tanks.

Agreed. When its an abstract concept, most cops will say "Sure, I wouldn't turn on the people, I'll uphold the constitution!" but as soon as one of their "brothers" dies at the hands of an otherwise law abiding citizen that will change most of them.

I know we have several here that are police officers and I'm sure there will be some that will quit in disgust (and a few of those will join the resistance) or at least look the other way when it comes to newly illegal gun ownership, but I do not believe that the majority of police officers in this country will look at their kids college fund, their mortgage, the boat in their driveway and their dreams of a comfortable retirement and choose not to enforce these unconstitutional laws just to keep the checks flowing.

[Byte Stryke]

It will just take one cop getting shot and the rest of the pissed off force will be busting down doors with tanks.

I have this bucket of magnesium and aluminum shavings sitting next to a bucket of REALLY Rusty bolts....

[ray1970]

Yep. Good employees do what they are told, no matter what your occupation. And good law enforcement officers enforce the laws even if they don't necessarily agree with them.

[Ronin13]

Are you all high!? EVERY SINGLE LEO I've talked to has stated that they're not going to enforce any gun confiscation efforts. The one I took my class with on Sat, who works for Commerce City PD, said everyone in his department, from Patrol officers, to supervisors, to the deputy chief (no word from the chief) all are not going to participate in any gun round-up. This talk of "a paycheck will keep them in line," is BS. If every single cop in a department refuses to go out and take guns away from people what are they going to do? Fire them all? Yeah right. Think of it this way- your boss just told you to increase the risk in your job by 500%, meaning you will most likely get shot at or killed... would you really do it? Some jurisdictions I know are too busy with just day to day calls, much less have the time to go door to door. I can't believe the lack of common fricken sense going on in here...

[HBARleatherneck]

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[Byte Stryke]

yes we know you now want to be a cop, so you are taking that side. fine. if cops refuse to do their jobs, they will be fired. and in this economy, there will allways be someone to take their place.

what do you think? a department doesnt want to enforce the law, and everyone is just going to say" well ok, if they dont want" so, you talked to some like minded cops, that means nothing. so you talked to people like yourself who talk big, so what?

actions speak louder than words. We will see what happens.

pffft, Cops all of the country pick and choose laws.
Sometimes they even make them up.

[Ronin13]

yes we know you now want to be a cop, so you are taking that side. fine. if cops refuse to do their jobs, they will be fired. and in this economy, there will allways be someone to take their place.

what do you think? a department doesnt want to enforce the law, and everyone is just going to say" well ok, if they dont want" so, you talked to some like minded cops, that means nothing. so you talked to people like yourself who talk big, so what?

actions speak louder than words. We will see what happens.

Ok, so I'm just mistaken that I didn't see already 12 CLEOs saying they will refuse to enforce any unconstitutional laws? If 90% of all cops refuse to enforce ONE law (jay walking is against the law, I've never seen anyone in the last 10 years get popped for it) they won't be fired. Especially if their Chief/Sheriff refuses to do so... Like you said, we'll see what happens, but I don't see a confiscation getting through congress.

[HBARleatherneck]

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[Ghosty]

When the threat of not collecting a paycheck and ever working again is introduced to the fray I have a feeling most of them would fall in line

Yep, especially if wife and KIDS' well-being are involved. Think of the cost of living in NewYork.

But look what happened with Pitbulls in Denver? Officers actually went out, STOLE people's fucking dogs, then killed them off. It's SICKENING what our local governments are capable of! Don't think they won't try that with guns too. Shit, those clowns actually compared Pitbulls to "loaded guns"...