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KingCharlemagne

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6. Everyone was ooh-ing and aah-ing over Bratton when he seemed to be backing

Thu Jan 29, 2015, 09:33 PM

Jan 2015

up de Blasio:

"It is designed for dealing with events like our recent protests, or incidents like Mumbai or what just happened in Paris," Bratton said, according to CBS. (Emphasis added)

Bratton knows who the real power brokers in the city are and he's making sure they know he's got their back.

On a positive note, a .357 or Glock will kill you just as dead as a machine gun, so we're no worse off than we were before. In some ways, we're better off now that the mask has slipped.

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New NYPD Anti-Terror Unit Will Get Machine Guns To Police Protesters [View all] n2doc Jan 2015 OP

........ daleanime Jan 2015 #1

Me too. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #12

"They’ll be equipped and trained...with long rifles and machine guns...to help with crowd control" leveymg Jan 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #5

You don't even have to read between the lines. They straight up say... TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #13

The police state in full force. I'm ready to go to NY to protest this. nt kelliekat44 Jan 2015 #3

WTF?! octoberlib Jan 2015 #4

Everyone was ooh-ing and aah-ing over Bratton when he seemed to be backing KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #6

First Amendment Guns, you mean Man from Pickens Jan 2015 #7

And away we go! 2naSalit Jan 2015 #8

Matewan sprung to mind. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #9

"unfortunately sometimes necessary in these instances" RedCappedBandit Jan 2015 #10

"Terrorism" my shiny metal ass. hifiguy Jan 2015 #11

I wonder if he really means machine guns or just full auto assault rifles. dilby Jan 2015 #14