Thread: Why frontline cops should be armed

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

Firearms license holders are a select group with all the attributes you describe. Nobody is arguing that the non FAL general public should be allowed concealed carry.

A FAL holder goes through as much vetting as a Police Applicant?! Care to quote your sources?
Trained in the law? S39,40,41,48 and 62 of the Crimes Act?
Trained in the use of a firearm? Don't remember that being a requirement to getting a FAL
Decision making tested under pressure? When? Where? What kind of scenarios?
Called to go into dangerous situations? Really?! Is there a blanket phone number for the nearest FAL holder?
Constant Scruitiny? I don't think so, not unless they do something to draw attention to themselves.

FAL holders do not hold the same attributes.

Like I said, concealed carry for the public is a separate issue.