Just Politics

[jbsliverer]

I thought most law enforcement carried auto rifles in the trunk or even latched in the front of patrol car now. I do know in several areas that I have been acquainted with, they do. Since 1997 Hollywood shootout and Columbine in 1999, local departments' policies changed and officers even bought their own to carry depending on the policies of the departments.

Supposedly the shooter was in the school for 40 minutes and it is quite surprising that Texas wouldn't have policies that encouraged patrols having more armament or policy to engage any shooters designed for this type of instance and not waiting for the SWAT team. The cops were already involved with chasing this guy.
They have done certain analysis that have proven to save lives in these type of situations if properly trained patrolmen were carrying more aggressive hardware and not just waiting for the SWAT team to handle.

Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses have told Associated Press.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022/may/26/texas-school-shooting-news-victims-uvalde-elementary-school-latest-updates
“Go in there! Go in there!” nearby women shouted at the officers soon after the attack began, said Juan Carranza, 24, who saw the scene from outside his house, across the street from Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde. Carranza said the officers did not go in.

Javier Cazares, whose fourth grade daughter, Jacklyn Cazares, was killed in the attack, said he raced to the school when he heard about the shooting, arriving while police were still gathered outside the building.