Posted March 8, 2017 9:33 am by Comments

By Bob Owens

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Buffalo (NY) Police feel outgunned by violent criminals in their city, and thanks to decisions apparently made by a gaggle of lawyers and a craven police commissioner instead of actual firearms training experts, they’ll continue to be outgunned.

Buffalo police brass have been publicly squabbling for the past year with the Police Benevolent Association over additional firepower.

The union wants each patrol officer equipped with a higher-velocity AR-15 rifle – or a comparable weapon – in addition to their handguns.

Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda had said the department would study the request. But he has also questioned the need for every officer to have a high-powered rifle while on routine patrol. He also questions whether the AR-15 – which has enough firepower to penetrate standard police vests and has been used in some high-profile mass shootings – is appropriate for urban areas.

Derenda decided against the AR-15.

But he did agree to purchase semiautomatic Glock Magazine Quadrail rifles that use the same 40-caliber ammunition as the Glock handguns officers now use. The rifles provide greater long-range accuracy than the handguns, police officials said.

It’s too expensive to put a Quadrail rifle in all police vehicles, but all officers will be trained to use them, and …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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