Thread: Why frontline cops should be armed

Originally Posted by jim160

Fair enough comment. But criminals drive and carry weapons and don't like been stopped. If the police don't have guns on them when they need it then they are in serious shit.

For example, recently in America that cop got shot sitting in his car, he got out and shot the offender and now he's in custody. If he had the gun in a lock box, the criminal would have stood there till the cop was dead. He only ran cause they are armed and can defend themselves.

I agree it will be a sad day when police are routinely armed, but it will happen. Society is causing that.

Police just have to adapt, as will everyone else.

Fair point that the criminals do carry weapons but think of how many stops the police make in a day and how many of them would be aided by the officer carrying a firearm.

We are lucky that it wouldnt be a blip on the radar unless they where going to use them for compliance like they do dogs, taisers and battons.