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It should bother California gun owners that the police are better armed than the civilians.
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In another era, in another land, Bratton would have fit perfectly - absolutely perfectly - into a Gestapo or Cheka/NKVD uniform.
Exercising one's God-given, Second Amendment-secured rights = "gun crazy."Comment
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Helmets, AR-15's, and an armored truck? Why is your knee jerking like that?Comment
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please do not fall for this pathetic attempt to drive a wedge between LEO's and gun owners.
california anti-gun lobby's new strategy: trying to turn non-LEO gun owners against LEO's by making them covetous of the privileges of working as a LEO. we shouldnt be taking LEO's rights away, we should be giving rights back to the rest of the state.
however the "gun-crazy" comment was offensive.USPSA Master TY-71084
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Purposefully offensive: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4k...JlYWU1YTYyNWY2"You can't stop insane people from doing insane things with insane laws. That's insane!" -- Penn Jillette
Discretionary Issue is the new Separate but Equal.Originally posted by indiandaveComment
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see thats the problem. you're thinking in terms of taking their rights away, instead of thinking of giving us our rights back. its not them against us, they are us.USPSA Master TY-71084
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^Voice of Reason^
Do they need an armored truck - obviously not, but who cares? Police like fun stuff as much as we do, and if they got an APC for $350K, they got a deal.
As for the rest of it (the helmets and ARs), I have no problem with police departments arming their patrol officers with effective weapons and defenses. I'd love to see every officer wearing body armor, and (during an emergency) a ballistic helmet would be appropriate.
AR-15s have been standard equipment for over a decade (since the North Hollywood shootout I believe); and the author's terror at the use of "multi-pocket vests" somewhat betrays his fear peddling.
As for the use of unmanned drones - again, who cares? Drones do surveillance without putting living persons in harm's way. If you want to follow a suspect without needing to physically follow him, a drone is a great way to do that. These would be a great help in fighting the cartels.I use to be an anarchist but I quit that; there's too many rules.Comment
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if it's not frivolous spending and it helps them fight real crime more efficiently. The problem (to me) is departmental doctrine, training, and culture - are they using the stuff to go after real crime and criminals, or are they painting the general public as comprised entirely of potential enemies? In the case of LA, the answer is clear (and wrong)...Comment
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"Bruen, the Bruen opinion, I believe, discarded the intermediate scrutiny test that I also thought was not very useful; and has, instead, replaced it with a text history and tradition test." Judge Benitez 12-12-2022
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I instruct it if you shoot it.Comment
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No, because the military isn't roaming the streets of our country.Comment
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