[talmand]

You work with what you have. But, I would be curious if the state doesn't have different teams to cover different sections of the state to alleviate that problem. If they don't, then they're doing a bad job of it.

I would hope that if the local police force has decided to not budget in a response team of that nature then likely they don't need one. But, if they needed one and don't have the budget, then that's a different problem.

[hueving]

That's why it's easier to just outfit the cops with the equipment necessary to respond to someone with a gun. Do you realize the population density of places like the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana (the area I'm talking about)? Having enough swat teams to respond within even 15 minutes of every small town is completely unsustainable.