'It's a no-win situation for police officers'

[struggle4progress]

South Tucson's police chief is afraid that his officers will be outgunned by criminals armed with assault weapons.

LARRY COPENHAVER
Tucson Citizen

<snip> The expiration at midnight last night of a federal ban on assault weapons could contribute to a society where criminals control the streets, said South Tucson Police Chief Sixto Molina. <snip>

"It's a no-win situation for police officers," he said. "I can remember when we carried six-shooters, and we had 12 extra rounds with us. Then we upgraded to semiautomatic weapons so we could carry extra clips. Now, the criminal guys can carry clips with 100 rounds. So now what are we going to do?" <snip>

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said he supported the ban. <snip>

He said a new law is needed, one without the loopholes of the 1994 law that allowed many assault rifles to show up as legal guns after minor alterations. <snip>

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=091404a4_assault_weapons

[meow2u3]

1. Possible solution, officer

How about all cops, not just SWAT teams, carry an AK-47 or an Uzi just to counter the criminals and terrorists Bush let loose with the assault weapons ban? :eyes:

[slackmaster]

2. I have a better idea

Knee-jerk gun bans don't address the root causes of violent crime:

- Poverty
- Unemployment
- Addiction
- Poor education
- Lack of health care
- Dysfunctional families that fail to raise healthy adults

Let's focus our efforts on treating the real problem. Gun bans are band-aid solutions that never work.

[tom_paine]

3. Yet he will still "vote" for his Emperor Bunnypants*