Thread: Some of my Combat Shotguns

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Hi Ryan, The reason I asked the question about Police issue shot guns in the US was because Miami said of his Rem 870 express magnum " … six years as my patrol cars trunk gun... ".
I have rightly or wrongly made the assumption that he served as a police officer and carried a shot gun. Without that statement I would not have raised the question. My question is directed at saving lives not taking them.
I along with many others have been concerned for some time with fatal shootings of offenders by the police when a means of non fatal restraint is many times perhaps more appropriate. Hence the use of Tasers here which have also not been without problems.
Is a shotgun easier to point and use with rubber buckshot for non lethal restraint - shooting legs for example, especially by new officers rather than a Glock pistol. I don't know but suspect it would be. If I saw enough conclusive evidence from overseas I would certainly make a submission to the Minister of Police.

If there was conclusive evidence you wouldn't have to make a submission, there are plenty of far more experienced and knowledgeable people overseeing such things.

Which fatal offender shootings are you talking about in particular?

Originally Posted by Savage1

If there was conclusive evidence you wouldn't have to make a submission, there are plenty of far more experienced and knowledgeable people overseeing such things.

Which fatal offender shootings are you talking about in particular?

The Steven Wallace case is one I have never forgotten.
In relation to private firearms ownership, fatal shootings by the police do not improve the publics perception of firearms or the police force. Look what has happened in the US with mass street protests following fatal shootings of members of the public who were mistakenly thought to be armed.