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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
Should police be able to use their firearms without a suspect having a firearm present? I also think the answer is "no". The gun is for protection in a life or death scenario.
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How do you deal with the fact that if the officer has a gun, a gun is
always present?
That's the part that always gives me pause. Sure, definitely, go with the taser first. That will diminish the number of incidents that get past the "non-lethal force" phase. But as we've seen many times, it doesn't always work. Then what measures do you use? Once you're in a physical struggle with a suspect, that suspect has access to a firearm - yours. As a cop, you have to assume that he's going to try to take your gun and kill you with it. Even if he incapacitates you with just his hands, he can still take your gun and shoot you. So how do you deal with that problem?