[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"This is not the Old West," Cherry Valley Police Chief Gary Maitland said. "I'm not advocating banning handguns. But I'm not aware of any police officer who would advocate more handguns on the street. When they start taking their weapons out of their home and walking around with them strapped to their hip, bad things can happen."

What a complete and utter moron.

[gondramB]

>>What a complete and utter moron.<<

Most senior cops with this attitude are not stupid - they would be better described as selfish - I’m sure it does make their jobs easier in the short run to take gun rights and self defense rights away.

In the long term it also creates a need for more cops as only criminals can defend themselves.

I know some really good cops though who don’t buy into this.