Thread: Why frontline cops should be armed

This is exactly why they should be armed, what a f$%king embarrassment and display of incompetence due to not having immediate access to the correct tools.

Gun-wielding man threatens police in 'terrifying' standoff - National - NZ Herald News

I'm purely going off of the facts in the article. This is hardly the first time this has happened either.

I think frontline Police should be routinely armed, I don't really care if other people disagree or it makes some people uncomfortable, their lack of comfort doesn't make me any safer.

It will only be a matter of time.

Completely agree they should be armed, the extra $ for the training etc just has to be found.
I would be upset if cops just started carrying guns on there hip as standard without extra training

How many would die if they're armed without proper process?
I am of the belief that a policeman should never die by bullet doing his job, I also think if you present with a firearm and do not comply with a request to put it down you have given up your right to life,
But it is scary putting pistols on the hips of young insufficently trained officers, but I do believe in arming them.

They should all be armed I'm not intending to do anything that's going to get me shot by the police so it doesn't intimidate me I've been in Aussie and they are armed it didn't bother me at all if anything I'd more likely want to have a chat with him about his piece

Have to disagree personally. Looks like the situation was handled, if the cop was already armed the guy would be dead and the cops may have some holes too.

Side note, notice how they say "high-powered firearm" when it's a .22
Interesting. What's a low powered firearm?

Originally Posted by Jexla

Have to disagree personally. Looks like the situation was handled, if the cop was already armed the guy would be dead and the cops may have some holes too.

Side note, notice how they say "high-powered firearm" when it's a .22
Interesting. What's a low powered firearm?

But the media has never been good at identifying firearms. We all know that. They can never be relied upon to tell the accurate truth about anything.

An air rifle

The thread isn't sensible. They are armed, every patrol car has a Bushmaster in the back (without fashionable carbon fiber stock) so you are asking for something they already have.

If they had a glock strapped to their side when the bloke in the article pointed a sawn off shotty at them then he may have just shot them to stop them drawing the gun. With it in the car they have flexability to pull it out of not.

I would also ask the question how would it have been any different if a non police officer had a swan off shotgun pointed at them. Everyone has a right to defend themselves.

Shouldn't the title be:

Why new zealanders should have concealed carry

So yes I think cops should be armed but then I think you and I should be as well.

Originally Posted by jim160

But the media has never been good at identifying firearms. We all know that. They can never be relied upon to tell the accurate truth about anything.

Pretty much my point about the whole thing.

Originally Posted by northdude

An air rifle

Problem being that it doesn't work like that. High/low powered is a matter of opinion.

Originally Posted by northdude

An air rifle

Depends on the air rifle. Don Wilkinson was killed with an air rifle. So not so low powered.

Originally Posted by jim160

Depends on the air rifle. Don Wilkinson was killed with an air rifle. So not so low powered.

So you think if it's capable of killing it's high powered?
Check out my high powered knives I have in the kitchen....

Originally Posted by Jexla

So you think if it's capable of killing it's high powered?
Check out my high powered knives I have in the kitchen....

No. The compressed air rifles like that one used to kill him, fires at the same speed or similar to a 22. Hence why you now need a firearms licence to own one.

Guns account for bugger all deaths in nz. More people are killed with knives, cars and other blunt weapons.

Yeah, that's pretty much it right there, it's no longer just a restricted weapon, but now considered a firearm. Still in my opinion a low powered one.

Obviously up to no good with a cut down firearm like that. Not to mention pointing and threatening police.
Do us all a favour, reach for the ar and mag dump.