High school shooting in Parkland FL

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And body armor .And the rifles in question pack enough firepower to to rend crowds at a time .

Body armor, protective gear, helps the LEOs go home at night. Rifles, responsive to the gear they're likely to come up against. Not over-the-top by any means.

I mean, it can be over the top, depending on the situation, but it's the right gear for a hostile situation.

I once had a Lakewood, WA police officer and his partner bang on my door in the early evening. We opened the door without a word and had their rifles pointed directly in our faces. We were forced to back up into the apartment with our hands up. Then, they realized they had the wrong apartment for a domestic call they'd received. A rifle is a bit much for a house call for domestic, especially when you have the wrong apartment. Yes, I know domestics are the most dangerous calls, but a pistol would have been just fine. It not drawn and in my face would have been great too. I didn't mind. I had a laugh that they didn't notice I was drinking underage watching the Red Sox game. Still, there were things that could have been done better.