Thread: Why frontline cops should be armed

Originally Posted by Savage1

When was the last time your wife was deployed to a domestic/disorder/warrant at such addresses? Slightest hint of trouble who do they call? Police. I've passed no end of fire fighters/paramedics/social workers to enter addresses because they're unwilling to do so, it's not their job and I think no less of them holding back.

Your wife may face "threats" if that is what you want to call that sector of society, but she faces them in the social worker role, not in a Police role where you are, more often than not, there against their wishes and are likely to deny them of their freedom. Policing is confrontational at the physical level, hardly comparable to social working.

Like I said earlier, I'm neutral when it comes to carrying weapons for defence, I just don't know whether the risks outweigh the benefits.

In regards to range safety, where are the statistics? I haven't looked into it but the only injuries I can recall is a broken leg and a stroke whilst on the range, never heard of a GSW but I could be wrong. The training they do is different to what the average civilian does on a range, vehicle stops, transitions etc.

So basically what you are saying is that while she might face risks they are not that bad and she doesn't need a gun. Given that people she works with were on a hit list of a bloke who actually went on a murderious rampage I respectfully disagree.

You can't say you are neutral on self defence (for non police) and they say you don't know if the risks outweigh the benefits. Those two statements contradict.

I don't have any stats but you are forgetting the accidental discharge in the old Chch central police station. My info came from the instructor when I did the RO certification course. Civilian rifle ranges used to have a perfect safty record but there was an injury at a pistol range in recent years. As that was discussed the police officers in attendance said that there have been many injuries\incidents at police ranges so thats where I got my info from.