This was all over the local news last night. Almost too funny, but mostly pathetic.
Some say it's been a long time coming, but the weapon they'll be carrying is potent - and their most powerful ever.That's right, in the hands of the police, it's a semi-automatic rifle. In the hands of a civilian, it's an "assault weapon."
The weapon known as the AR-15 is not a machine gun, but it's close: a seven-pound, semi-automatic rifle that fires a 223-caliber bullet, with an effective range of 200 yards.
The good news is that they'll be required to take a 40-hour training class (most police are not very good at handling their firearms. Sorry, but it's true.). The bad news is that the city's not paying for them - the cops have to buy their own. As they're finding out, they're not cheap.
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