Thread: Why frontline cops should be armed

I've read this discussion with interest.

My view, for what it is worth, is that our police have sufficient access to firearms at present and I don't want them to always be carrying a firearm.

In my view if all officers carry then this will lead to an escalation (in reaction) from those who confront police. If you expect police to be armed then you're going to be armed if/when you confront them.

If police reach for a firearm before pepper spray or taser then there will be more 3rd party casualties, accidental shootings, ricochets etc will happen.

I don't want our police officers hurt in the line of duty, but I don't believe further arming is an answer.
If it is the answer then the wrong question is being asked.