Quote Originally Posted by Sedater18
the normal police dont need semi-auto guns. The swat team does incase they need to deal with a terrorist threat or some kind of gang packing some serious illegal heat. S.W.A.T. Special weapons and tactics. The swat team would only be deployed if the situation possibly required the kind of force and heat that they are packing, like actually needing to take out a group of SOB's. Just because it would make those kind of situation less common doesn't mean the violence and those kind of situation would just disapear. The police would only take on things that wouldn't need that kind of shit. I never said the police needed fully auto and semi-auto weapons. I said they should have the guns. Like the colt 45. with rubber bullets that they have now.
News flash for you. Normal police officers carry semi-auto firearms all the time. Over 90% of police forces have switched to them from revolvers. What do you think a colt .45 is!? It's a semi-automatic pistol. Police have been using the colt .45 since 1911! It's obvious now that you don't know what you are talking about. SWAT teams are deployed for all sorts of BS now, from guys trying to kill themselves to people like us smoking a joint on the porch. How often do you hear of SWAT teams battling terrorists and gangs on the news? Are you saying they should use rubber bullets so as to not kill anyone. Rubber bullets are lethal at close ranges. And most cops are concerned with stopping power. They look for the most powerful devestating ammo. They want a round to stop and kill with the minimum amount of shots. A dead criminal is not a threat to them in court. This is why most officers are switching from 9mm to .45 as their choice of ammo. A lot of officers also carry so called "assault weapons" in their squad car trunks as a backup weapon if needed. I think it is good that they are better armed. I am not concerned, I am not a criminal so I'll keep my weapons, thank you.