Not sure if stricter American gun laws would be much help when the group responsible for the most shooting deaths by a mile, wears a badge.
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Sergeant tells you to round up everyone in the hood. Half of 'em are armed and know how to use a gun (albeit some badly). Do you proceed?
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In a society like the US, credible threat of lethal force is one key boundary between despotism and lethal policing by itself.