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....

[mitch]

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

Really? And here I am with some mercury and nitric acid sitting over a small container of ethanol. What was I thinking.....

[Byte Stryke]

Really? And here I am with some mercury and nitric acid sitting over a small container of ethanol. What was I thinking.....

Mine was leaning more to the fact that tanks tend not to work so well when parts are fused together outside of manufacturers specifications

[sniper7]

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

Or they might think it isnt worth it. Would have to be on a major scale and not isolated events

[zteknik]

Job security,I dont think the'll have a choice in the matter...
Unless the unions get involved.

[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.