Under no circumstance should cops KILL

[Brian37]

Maybe let's not do this in areas where there isn't rampant racism. In the split second it takes for someone to shoot you, you don't have time to call number 10 and wait for him to show up. Tasers aren't always effective, either. To be clear, I want lots and lots of regulation on firearms. I just want them to be logical. Police officers need to do better. They need better screening, better training, better equipment, etc. They need to make sure there are at least two cops in every patrol car, since it's often lone cops that panic and do something stupid. I know it isn't always, but addressing some problems is better than none.

One thing they do NOT need is better equipment, but they are getting plenty. Militarization of the police is ramping up, and that's not a good thing. That's another extreme. The US is already enough of a police state as is. Wanting the police to have way better equipment and wanting the police to have no guns at all are both terrible propositions.

I agree. 

We cant keep making police survival about material things. Everyone wants cops to make it home safely. I am sure Shell B does too. 

It isn't a matter of us vs them, cops vs society or society vs cops. Or I should say, it should not be.

The biggest thing, is economics, the second thing is TRUST. But neither of that can happen between society and cops if both have to fear the other being armed to the teeth. 

Now, don't get me wrong, I am not saying not armed at all, but again, both are flooded with weapons and that is good for profits, but lousy for creating trust between cops and society.

The "better" to me is not making so many. The "better" to me is not allowing combat spray weapons in private hands, or big clips. If you don't want cops armed with spray weapons and big clips, then why should they have to fear a public with the same thing?

And we SHOULD make it harder for domestic abusers, the mentally ill, and domestic and foreign terrorists to get their hands on them. No record at time of buy does not prevent the buyer from hurting others after the buy.