Why so many rounds?

[Warp]

Cause police responding to a domestic violence cases are ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CALLS THEY GET.

Deaf

Are domestic violence calls where police most often need to run through a lot of ammo?

Besides, that doesn't validate your previous post

 

[Deaf Smith]

Let me try to be more clear:

When the police go to an armed robbery call, who has been robbed? A citizen.

When they go to a bar fight, who's already there? Citizens.

Protests? Citizens. Attempted murders? Citizens.

Almost any violent activity the police get called to already involves citizen victims.

Was the more clear?


Larry

Not all calls are from the victims. Nor has the situation escalated that far (but it might now once the police are on the scene.)

And as I said, police responding to a domestic violence cases are ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CALLS THEY GET. It is far 'hotter' than what ever was going on.

Deaf

 

[Warp]

WHY ARE YOU YELLING ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLS? WHY ARE THEY SUCH A HUGE DEAL HERE?

 

[DeadEye9]

I don't see what domestic violence has to do with round count. What does have to do with it is the fact that regardless of the encounter, today more than ever we are probably going to be facing a threat that is on some type of drug. Heroin, pills, meth and all sorts of synthetic drugs are abundant in almost every city, so the likelihood of the person attacking you being artificially stimulated is highly likely and history has shown us that many times these drugged individuals are bullet sponges. I've literally read numerous OIS Duty reports where suspects were still attacking officers and resisting arrest after having basically their guts blown out. I don't mean to get graphic but Chunks of tissue hitting the ground, blood pooling so thick you could smell it, entrails hanging out in plain view but still fighting. This type of individual is not limited to encounters with just police, and they may just pop up at your car window one day while you're at the ATM or as you are loading up some groceries. In the event you should encounter someone like this, do you really want to rely on 5 rounds to do the job? Do you really want to rely on a little .22 or something to do the job either, when majority of the time even large calibers dont do the trick? I certainly do NOT, so I carry a caliber I am comfortable with and a platform that has decent capacity and the ability to reload quickly should the need arise.
If all you can comfortably carry is a little mouse gun or 5 shot .38, its better than nothing for sure, however if the only reason you are not carrying more rounds is because you think it's totally unnecessary then you are just fooling yourself. There will be plenty of opportunities in life to deal with unexpected things when you aren't prepared so in my opinion there is no reason to temp fate and throw more caution to the wind when it is so easy to just be a little prepared.

 

[Deaf Smith]

WHY ARE YOU YELLING ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLS? WHY ARE THEY SUCH A HUGE DEAL HERE?

About round count, nothing. But about if the crime scenes are less dangerous for cops than for citizens cause the citizens were already there yes. Some seem to think it is somehow safer for a cop than a citizen when the cops are called. And yes, it has nothing to do with what number of rounds are need by the 'average' Joe for the 'average' SD encounter.

Deaf

 

[ugaarguy]

After 13 pages we've gone in circles, and now strayed off topic. I think this one has run its course and its time to move on.

 

[Dr.Rob]

I saw a rent a cop at a King Soopers packing magazines like he was playing a video game or guarding the last bank in downtown Mogadishu.

Can't say I fault him the movie theater in the same strip mall saw a rash of gang shootings that summer. But he was a guy doing a job. Looked very heavy to me.

Outside of a match I don't think I've carried more than 2 spare mags for a pistol. Not talking about capacity, talking about spares. Three 1911 mags = 21 to 24 rounds. Three mags for a Hi-power = 39-41 rounds depending on which mags I use. Two mags off set the weight of the pistol better. Revolver, + 2 speedloaders, same thing.