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Re:Texas police want uvalde bodycam footage suppressed by Animats on Monday June 13, 2022 @03:33PM (#31730558)
Charging in against someone with an AR-15 and some cover is suicide.

It's hard to fault the cops on this one. The 2012 Florida nightclub shooting was a roughly comparable situation - barricaded shooter, substantial firepower, hostage situation.[1] It took three hours to stop that guy, and the cops had to punch a hole in a wall with explosives and an armored vehicle.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_nightclub_shooting

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Re:Texas police want uvalde bodycam footage suppressed by jjav on Monday June 13, 2022 @03:43PM (#31730725)
> Charging in against someone with an AR-15 and some cover is suicide.

If so, that is a clear cut case for banning it completely.

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Re:Texas police want uvalde bodycam footage suppressed by throwaway193948 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @01:17AM (#31735009)
only the police are competent and trustworthy enough for these weapons?
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Re:Texas police want uvalde bodycam footage suppressed by Arrath on Monday June 13, 2022 @03:55PM (#31730911)
Which is why equipment to help protect against such threats exists. And, in fact, at least one of the agencies in Uvalde was equipped with such:

https://www.facebook.com/uvaldepd/photos/a.935317536501604/2...

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