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Originally Posted by 260 Rem
I haven't followed the PO's murder very close ...is there some evidence suggesting that if he had a sidearm, that he would have been able to protect himself?
Perhaps those PO's advocating lethal carry could also provide some statistics regarding the number of PO's killed in the line of duty....facts may convince a change of opinion, unsupported rhetoric won't.
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They haven't released all of the details so there is no way of knowing if a firearm would have helped or not. Maybe if Kloschinksy knew CPO Lazenby was armed it may have helped, but until all the facts come out it's theory.
A first degree murder charge indicates this wasn't a spur of the moment act but planned, so a sidearm may have been a deterrent.
Most feel only the officers that respond to out of the way rural settings without backup are the ones that need the option.
The province wide use of peace officers is only about three years in. This is, to my knowledge, the first, and hopefully last, murder.