Rev. Jackson opposes plan to arm officers with combat rifles

[boomerang]

Just wanted to point out that you may be restricted to semi-auto in an AR-15, but the City of Chicago can legally buy the brand new M-4 in full auto.

It reminds me of Orwell's Animal Farm where "some animals are more equal than others."

[asleepatthereel]

"I can understand police feel outgunned and out armed by gangs, but that is why we need a ban on assault weapons," he said. "The killings coming from these weapons happen to be Northern Illinois University, Columbine and Virginia Tech."

Like the gangsters are walking into the local gun stores and legally buying the 'assault weapons'. I wish jessie would just shut up and fade away.

[Glock 23]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi- ... 2439.story

But Jackson said Chicago residents, particularly youth, need more "summer jobs, summer school and summer recreation" instead of guns.

What does he propose they do with the ones that don't want those "summer jobs, summer school and summer recreation"?

this was what I was thinking....ol' captain obvious there.
Is he gonna follow all these youths around all summer and play daddy for them?

[frankie_the_yankee]

"These weapons, they're only used to kill people," Jackson said in an interview with The Associated Press.

And exactly what does he think every other firearm carried by just about every police force in the world is used for?

I don't know about him, but I think that here in the USA they are used to "protect innocent life".

[rkhal]

"I can understand police feel outgunned and out armed by gangs, but that is why we need a ban on assault weapons," he said. "The killings coming from these weapons happen to be Northern Illinois University, Columbine and Virginia Tech."

Since there is an almost total gun ban in Chicago how can the police be outgunned? That would mean that the gangs are breaking the laws and that would be criminal. I think the next step for Chicago is to have people like Jackson go through a metal detector each morning to prove they have no weapons and then they can wear a button all day that says "I am unarmed!" Then we would all know who was a danger and who wasn't.

[pedalman]

Makes me wonder what kind of security detail Jesse takes with him when he goes out.

[DParker]

... opposes plan to arm officers with combat rifles

I might oppose that too, if anyone had proposed it. Fortunately, AR-15s aren't "combat rifles" any more than a Glock is a "combat pistol".

Just wanted to point out that you may be restricted to semi-auto in an AR-15, but the City of Chicago can legally buy the brand new M-4 in full auto. It might very well be an assault weapon they are buying and issuing.

As a general rule, the cops get semi-auto too, but it is not necessarily that way. I am sure the SWAT team uses full auto.

If you read on you'll note the following (which I also quoted and responded to):

"Chicago police defended the plan to arm officers with semiautomatic assault rifles."

Granted, it might have been silly of me to take them at their word there.

[DParker]

"These weapons, they're only used to kill people," Jackson said in an interview with The Associated Press.

And exactly what does he think every other firearm carried by just about every police force in the world is used for?

I don't know about him, but I think that here in the USA they are used to "protect innocent life".

That might have been just some tongue-in-cheek sarcasm on your part, but it sounds like you might have missed my point. That point being that the intended use of a semi-auto rifle in the hands of law enforcement is fundamentally no different from the intended use of any other firearm currently being used by law enforcement.

[dukalmighty]

You think the Rev's upset now wait til he sees silhouette targets at the police range that bear an uncanny resemblance to his profile

[dac1842]

Someone needs to inform Jackson (I will not use reverend for self proclaimed reverend and proven hypocrit) that they cops typically only use rifles to kill someone when that someone has shown a tendency to do the same to the officer.... Ron White has it right, You cant fix stupid.

[RKirby]

The only thing that annoys me more than the people who buy into their garbage are the people who give him the publicity! Who really cares what he says or thinks???? :???:

ABC...CBS...NBC...CNN, etc. Therefore, you should care.

[Liberty]

The only thing that annoys me more than the people who buy into their garbage are the people who give him the publicity! Who really cares what he says or thinks???? :???:

ABC...CBS...NBC...CNN, etc. Therefore, you should care.

And the 15 people that actually watch that crap.

[eric]

What did ron white say about you can't fix it stupid?

[p99guy]

The real Colt M4 carbine is Selective fire, and has a 14.5 inch barrel...M4 is a military model designation.

Those of us with semi auto civy models from several different brand names, with a 16 inch barrel joking refer to them as "M4orgerys"

The Chicago Police Dept can buy the real M4(Colt #RO77), or the semi auto LE carbines (Colt #LE6920)
as they please leagally.


Here is my "M4orgery", a RRA Tactical Entry model

[Mike1951]

Anyone can buy one with a 14.5" barrel if there is a permanently attached flash hider.

I bought my Sabre Defence M4 this way.