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The police operate at the will of the people. They are as heavily armed as they are because the political process highly rewards "tough-on-crime" politicians.

Maybe instead of buying guns we should invest more of our time and resources into the political process.

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The events of the last century have all but proven, in my mind, that the political process can do very little to change the political process.

I thought police were heavily armed for two reasons: the war on drugs and the programs put in place post 9/11.

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