Posted on 07/14/2016 3:10:43 PM PDT by KeyLargo
Thursday, July 14, 2016 Bye Bye Shotguns? An interesting missive out of the Chief of Patrol's Office this week:
Commencing the week of 18 July 2016 through 22 July 2016, there will be a District shotgun and ammunition turn-in. The purpose of this weapon turn-in is to collect the shotguns, reconcile the inventory and later repurpose the weapons if necessary. [emphasis added - SCC]
There's an attached matrix for every district and unit to bring the shotguns in - and the Districts may not get them back. One of the more versatile weapons in the Department inventory is being removed from circulation, possibly forever.
Question - Why? And why now? Cops are under siege nationwide. Ambush, sniping, attacked at marches. The firepower arrayed against cops is wide ranging, so why not have shotguns as one of the options available? Sure they aren't the most modern weapon and the maintenance leaves much to be desired, but for the most part they worked.
Is this because we might actually have to use them? And are they checking them for functionality or removing them forever?
(Excerpt) Read more at secondcitycop.blogspot.com ...
The Ballerina loathes weapons......
Right, disarm the police. That will make it safer for all those street gangs in Chicago.
Same thing occurred at the Nassau County Police Dept several years back. Patrol shotguns removed because the job did not want to incur OT to train people how to use probably one of the best tools in the shed!....The sound of a 12 gauge being racked always had the calming effect on unruly upstanding citizens.
I believe the term is “less lethal”. If it comes out of a shotgun barrel, it can kill.
Tazers are also classified as “less lethal” as they can (and do) kill on occasion.
Back in the early 70’s, AA activists (e.g., Jesse Jackson) were talking about how police shotguns were an intimidating thing to the AA community.
-native Chicagoan now living in Iowa.
Dogs and water cannon also work well. Seen any of those used lately?
Both nowhere near as lethal as gunz.
No.
It’s all about TV images.
BTW, the cops with dogs and water hoses were Democrats’ like Bull Connor who was a Democrat delegate to the convention.
They need better weapons than shotguns, but they still need the shotguns. They’re very versatile.
They don’t call it Shitcago for nothing.
If the libbies and BLM have their way, Their will no longer be cops in AA neighborhoods.
- AAs and women predicted to suffer most
- at root it is White racism. LOL!
As an outcome of litigation, a while back, a new policy required Chicago cops to fill out a two-page report every time they do an investigative stop, and give a copy to the person stopped. The other copy goes to the ACLU who then calls the person and asks what really happened.
Since then, for some reason, police stops are down about 90%.
I enjoyed it when Bonehead Biden said he told his wife to buy a double-barreled shotgun, and if trouble arose, step out on the balcony and let loose with both barrels.What a maroon.
What in heaven’s name is wrong with those dim-witted dems? Geez.
That’s obviously is a photoshopped fake. Or there is a sock in the underwear, one or the other.
Our department exchanged theirs for “patrol rifles”
Yes, you guessed it.
It’s Chicago. Half those shotguns are gone forever.
No wonder law and order is nonexistent there.
Reissuing them BB rifles ... until some one puts someone’s eye out then all heck will break out ...
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