[neverdem]

BANG!

[Texas Eagle]

“This is something we do not do with any relish,” Chief Timoney said. “We do this reluctantly.”

He said it with a straight face no doubt.

[Vision]

Sounds good to me.

[weegee]

If they believe they are facing a narco-terrorist insurgency, why don’t they call out the National Guard?

The military should respond to armies foreign and domestic.

[Sergio]

So...exactly what is the Time’s definition of “Assault Rifle”, and “High Power Weapon”. They seem to be using the terms interchangeably in the last sentence.

[Sender]

Someone set up us the bomb.

[Pistolshot]

Let them carry one of these. The cartridge is absolutely excellent on car bodies and out to 500 yards effective. And all in this small package.

[Neu Pragmatist]

Timoney is extremely anti-gun and supported the Klinton AWBan , but yet now he finds it reasonable for his police to carry these “ evil weapons “ .

I love the irony of it all ....

[happinesswithoutpeace]

So how does this work? They keep it in their cruiser rack and deploy it when needed? Or go to every disturbing the peace call with a two point sling and 5.56 chest rig?

[Vision]

Ping!

[KoRn]

Interesting. I live is a small town in a very rural area and the police here have been patrolling with “assault weapons”(in this case they are really REALLY assault weapons) on board for decades. They keep M4s or MP5s in the trunk of their patrol cars. I’m a little surprised that they are just now getting around to doing this is a place like Miami.

[wardaddy]

what wussies

back in the old days when the likes of the Miami River cops were robbing dope smugglers and dumping their bodies in said river

the didn’t need no stinking assault rifles

they did just fine with regular old guns even Dumbo Zumbo woulda appreciated

i miss myamuh

[cbkaty]

Criminals have access to any weapon on the black market including stingers.... What puzzles me is why police Chiefs are just now providing the firepower required to repel attackers that are well armed....

[RichInOC]

Do they get grenade launchers, too?

[Eye of Unk]

M1A with 30 round magazine in action at the FleetCenter in Boston for the Democratic National Convention. Somebody has style! The Springfield Armory M1A(center) is the current version of the venerable M14 in .308 caliber, I have both the AR15 and the M1A, the latter I would prefer if up against another assault rifle toting person.

[2harddrive]

But WHY would the cops want Assault Weapons, unless they intend to slaughter a whole bunch of people in just seconds, spray-firing their weapons without even aiming?

[2harddrive]

Let’s HOPE the cops don’t get too trigger-happy now - they already have that reputation in the Miami Metro-Squad.

[sergeantdave]

Just what we need - big city cops who can’t shoot straight spraying the neighborhood with auto fire.

A few years back some scumsucker bank robber took a female teller hostage. The sheriff gave the moron one minute to release her. At one minute plus one second he was dead with a bullet hole right between the eyes. Deer hunters who carry sheriff badges are a blessing to the community. It’s an advantage rural Americans have over big city residents.

[Travis McGee]

Officers interested in the guns will have to undergo two days of training and be certified in their use.

"Quick and dirty."

[BurbankKarl]

East Coast chief should have let the rifles out more than a decade ago. What a moron.