It’s very simple
There is no reason that a guy doing traffic stops or doing routine duty needs a gun
The biggest fear that an officer has is that he will be disarmed and shot with his own duty weapon
Only the smallest percentage of calls ever end up in using a gun and often times it is the gun itself being drawn that escalates the situation
Let them keep a gun in their car just like many citizens do
If it’s needed ; It is close by
If a violent situation arises, send cops wearing guns
It is ridiculous that a cop would have a traffic interaction with an 80 Yr. old woman and have a gun on his hip
It is ridiculous that a cop just walking arounb in public has a gun on his hip
Do you want to stop people being needlessly shot?
Then let’s start with the shooters
Remove the threat that they feel
And remove the threat that they are