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"Perhaps most significant, officers must purchase the rifles and equipment themselves. AR-15s cost $1,100; the hard case runs about $100; and ammunition goes for $250 a box, though rounds used on duty are provided by the department."
" 'Our cities are not combat zones, but when you arm the police with assault rifles, you run the risk of turning them into combat zones,' said Tom Diaz, senior policy analyst at the Violence Policy Center in Washington, D.C. 'I doubt there very many communities outside Iraq where you need that kind of firepower.' " |
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