Exactly. This has been happening since there is apparently no more war in Iraq.
However, many on the left and the right aren't comfortable with it.
Eg. www.cnn.com/2014/08/14/us/missouri-ferguson-police-tactics/
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 15:53,
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16,000 arrest warrants outstanding in Ferguson for a population of 21,000
police hand them out for things like "Manner of Walking in Roadway," "High Grass and Weeds," "14 kinds of parking violation"
It's basically a massive con job, minor fines to take money from people that don't have it.
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HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 15:59,
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That's really not that out of the ordinary and occurs throughout the United States. One always slows down at the end of the month because cops have to get their quota of tickets.
I mean, what use is there to issuing citations if people aren't going to respect them? It comes out as somewhat incendiary, probably because the DOJ was hurting that the police shooting was justified and that the "hands up, don't shoot" thing never happened.
But, there is an increasing problem with the feds, states and municipalities seizing cash and assets and never giving it back. www.b3ta.com/links/1289026
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 16:08,
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There are towns that depend on fines for 60% of their budget... But taxes are tea party low!
And if you don't pay, you get sent to jail, for debt.
Debtor jails were outlawed in the US LOOONG ago, this is abnormal.
You lot should be fighting and rating lyrical on this not on if your M16 can have a 20,30 or 100 round mag.
I mean "priorities" for fuck sake.
"First they come to take our guns..." ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE?
At this rate, it's the last thing they'll pick up after sucking the marrow out of your cold dead bones.
You lot have a class problem not seen since the Middle Ages and are still hiding behind tired Cold War rhetoric.
"Breathes deeply"
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You seem to take every side of the argument in all your heavy breathing.
I realize seeing my username makes you instantly a contrarian, but do think of your blood pressure.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 13:55,
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To be honest if I was a cop in a country with that many automatic guns and lethal firearms
I would want to be as militarized as possible
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Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 16:05,
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There are actually very few automatic weapons in the hands of civilians and are hyper-regulated.
But yes, firearms can be lethal and kill a lot of cops. Few of those were possessed and obtained legally.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 16:12,
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Can you source the "very few" estimate?
Conservative estimates I've seen suggest there are 1 million+ automatic weapons in the US. Not exactly "very few."
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BaronMunchausen Interdimensional Demon Day Laborer, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 17:09,
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According to 2014 figures:
That would put US automatic gun owners 4th in the World ranking of land armies.
Above Russia, below India.
Two countries with active conflicts.
That's insane.
www.globalfirepower.com/active-military-manpower.asp
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I don't know where they get their stats. I've read there are about 250,000 in private and government hands.
Try this, which is from the Bureau of Justice statistics: www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/GUIC.PDF
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 17:57,
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23rd, between Mexico and Japan then.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 25 Mar 2015, 19:18,
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