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by eridius 5130 days ago
That would only be effective if you could get all the police to go to a specific location. I don't think they typically send every single available police officer to the location of a gunshot.
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"get all the police to go to a specific location"

Maybe. But I think it would depend on the particular department obviously and geography as well. You don't need all the police. You are decreasing manpower and ability to respond to other calls which can vary greatly depending on what else is going on. And this system might be installed in smaller towns with less backup resources as well.

It's not that hard to put a few timers on few automatic arms.