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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNational cop union says they need bayonets and grenade launchers to keep cops safe.
Add another one to the list of "why I support every union but law enforcement unions."
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/white-house-limiting-military-equipment-for-police-118041.html#ixzz3aWNhNcQm
The White House on Monday announced that bayonets, weaponized vehicles and grenade launchers will no longer be available to local police and that other equipment such as riot gear and other types of armored vehicles would be subject to a more onerous approval process.
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James Pasco, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police, told POLITICO on Monday that he hopes to have a White House meeting as soon as Tuesday to discuss his concerns about how the plans could put cops at risk.
The FOP is the most aggressive law enforcement advocacy group in Washington, and we will be at our most aggressive in asserting the need for officer safety and officer rights in any police changes that are to be effected, Pasco said.
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)regulated
you said it
militia
hack89
(39,171 posts)the 2A protects an individual right.
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NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)You see the escalation will never stop if you dont stop it all at the source.
We have the law, it is called the 2nd amendment
no guns, period, outside of a well regulated militia
period
arcane1
(38,613 posts)lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)They have drawn a line in the sand. THEY have made it them vs everyone else.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Nobody forced them to be cops. They chose it. I don't want any cop to be hurt in the line of duty, but I am not giving up my constitutional freedoms because some cops don't feel safe with their military toys. When the lines of civilian policing and military actions are blurred, freedom is endangered for all.
As for their White House meeting, good luck with that. They failed to endorse Obama in 2008 and 2012, so the FOP can take a number and have a seat.
hunter
(38,325 posts)The most talented cops know how to deescalate a tense situation.
Any fool can make a tense situation much, much worse with a bigger body count when they've got the bigger gun,