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Re:Toddlers Kill More People in the USA (with guns) Than Ter... by meaot on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @10:29AM (#11289847)
Everday patrol officers having an AR-15 in the trunk is a fairly direct consequence of the North Hollywood Shootout [1]. The Miami FBI shootout also contributed to the adoption of conventional semi-automatic handguns over revolvers [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hollywood_shootout [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout

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Re:Toddlers Kill More People in the USA (with guns) Than Ter... by LyndsySimon on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @10:55AM (#11290061)
I'd also like to point out that in the case of the North Hollywood Shootout, the responding police were able to effectively arm themselves within minutes by requesting the assistance of a nearby gun store.
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