[mc32]

Well, TC is probably trying to carve itself out as an "edgy" news source" with edgy reporters, so they can play loosey goosey with language.

And it's a shame because there definitely is an issue with police aggressiveness and violence and espousing a shoot first ask questions later philosophy for policing.

On the other hand, we have too many people with guns who should not own guns. I'm ambivalent about the second amendment but so long as we have it, strictly test owners yearly and anyone possessing one illegally has to do massive community work and pay prohibitive fines.

[cgore]

Your argument in paragraph 2: the police are too violent and "shoot first and ask questions later".

Your argument in paragraph 3: only the police should have guns.

Umm ...?

[tenminuteslater]

I'd argue that some of the people who fall into "too many people with guns" referenced in paragraph 3 are cops...

[mc32]

No, only people who pass extensive psychological evaluations.

Besides, is there excessive police violence on JP or UK?

[codeddesign]

Police don't even do this. If I am a gun owner and I want to go buy a new gun, I am under more strutany than a police officer who received his training and psych evaluations 20 years ago. Disallowing guns won't stop violence, but it will make for an easier police state. While I am not a gun owner, I do think it's a little amusing that a few bad people (comparative to population) have used guns for harm and now after centuries they are bad. No one had an outcry during the olympics rifle competition - so does that mean only "good people get guns"? It's a no win argument on both sides.