Originally Posted by
.45fan
It seems country is practicing with red flag laws to see how the cops will react to "orders given". So far like good little sheep they are doing what the sheppard is saying.
With all these posts I keep reading about cops being pro gun, why are we not seeing news stories about them saying "eff you I'm not doing that"?
What I am seeing is, the wrong people losing their possessions or people being gunned down by cops at zero dark thirty.
Don't fool yourself, cops care about their pension and your rights rank very low on their priority list. If you think I am wrong, why are we not seeing them fight the red flag garbage in 15 states now as opposed to violating due process requirements everyday?
The sanctuary stuff has no teeth (that I can see), so don't get fooled by it.
First, immigration sanctuary cities have been very "successful", in that they've stifled quite a few immigration investigations.
Second, the reason you never seen stories about cops refusing to follow red flag laws for the same reason you never see stories about armed citizens preventing mass shootings: It doesn't fit the leftist narrative.
Third, if anything has had no teeth as of late, it's been the red flag laws. While we may have a legitimate fear of these laws being abused, I haven't seen exactly what we've feared. Every news story I could find involved the person having their guns seized after doing something that would have resulted in gun seizure without the red flag laws. There's really been nothing to fight on that front yet.
I understand that the police are not 100% united on guns. There are many who are anti-gun on principle and are licking their chops to kick down some doors and take some guns. There are many who believe they are morally and legally obligated to enforce any law if/until it's overturned whether or not they agree with it. And there are those like the ones you're talking about: Pension and benefits outweigh principles.
However, I can tell you from firsthand experience, and from being a cop, that they are in the minority. Remember, many cops ARE at risk here with their own personal guns. Many states, and I'm sure VA will be no different, prohibit police officers from owning prohibited weapons for personal use. I live in a ban state, and cops can only purchase "assault weapons" for duty use, and they have to have a letter from the police chief saying so. Once they retire, they have to turn that weapon in. They also can't carry 10+ round magazines while off duty even if they are department issued. So far, in my state, the only arrests for assault weapons laws have been of felons who weren't supposed to have any gun in the first place.
Also, cops know that they would be going to war to serve the very people who hate them, against the very people who support them. The life of a police officer these days is not a cushy one that makes your average rank and file cop want to do anything to keep his status.
In these deep red VA counties, they have the support of the people, the county government, and the sheriff in fighting the anti-gun state policies. This is as good as it's going to get for a cop: A chance to fight back against the leftists who have been making their lives miserable.
Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who do not.-Ben Franklin
there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.-Samwise Gamgee
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