<story><title>California’s Criminal Cops</title><url>https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/10/californias-criminal-cops-convicted-but-stay-on-the-job/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jeffdavis</author><text>One thing weird to me about the gun debate is that it always seems to exclude police -- on duty or off, current or former -- and nobody questions that in the slightest.&lt;p&gt;For instance, California has a handgun roster. If a citizen buys a handgun, it needs to be on a special list. The last time a model was added was 2013 [1]. Supposedly it&amp;#x27;s to make sure pistols are safe. But if you are a police officer, go ahead and buy a 2019 model! In fact, go ahead and buy a 2019 model, and then sell it for 2X to a normal citizen, if you want. A good side business!&lt;p&gt;How does any part of that make sense?&lt;p&gt;I guess the theory is that officers are well-trained and responsible, but where is the evidence of that? And why can&amp;#x27;t anyone else take the same magical steps to show their worthiness?&lt;p&gt;[1] Due largely to the &amp;quot;microstamping&amp;quot; requirememt, which is impractical to meet, but required for new models (some very minor variants are still allowed without microstamping). See &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Microstamping&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Microstamping&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>solidsnack9000</author><text>Many gun control advocates see removing guns from private hands as a first step towards disarming the police. This is often couched in terms of a comparison with British policing: the argument is that British police are not as afraid, so don&amp;#x27;t engage in excessive force as often, because there aren&amp;#x27;t guns around that could be used to kill them.&lt;p&gt;However, most American police and sheriff&amp;#x27;s departments tend to support gun ownership. Maybe because they are as aware as anyone of the saying: &amp;quot;When seconds count, police are only minutes away.&amp;quot;.</text></comment>
<story><title>California’s Criminal Cops</title><url>https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/10/californias-criminal-cops-convicted-but-stay-on-the-job/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jeffdavis</author><text>One thing weird to me about the gun debate is that it always seems to exclude police -- on duty or off, current or former -- and nobody questions that in the slightest.&lt;p&gt;For instance, California has a handgun roster. If a citizen buys a handgun, it needs to be on a special list. The last time a model was added was 2013 [1]. Supposedly it&amp;#x27;s to make sure pistols are safe. But if you are a police officer, go ahead and buy a 2019 model! In fact, go ahead and buy a 2019 model, and then sell it for 2X to a normal citizen, if you want. A good side business!&lt;p&gt;How does any part of that make sense?&lt;p&gt;I guess the theory is that officers are well-trained and responsible, but where is the evidence of that? And why can&amp;#x27;t anyone else take the same magical steps to show their worthiness?&lt;p&gt;[1] Due largely to the &amp;quot;microstamping&amp;quot; requirememt, which is impractical to meet, but required for new models (some very minor variants are still allowed without microstamping). See &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Microstamping&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Microstamping&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>huffmsa</author><text>All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#x27;s just the way things are when you &amp;quot;trust the government&amp;quot; to work in your best interest.&lt;p&gt;If you&amp;#x27;re not on them like stink on a turd, they&amp;#x27;ll go tyrannical</text></comment>