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Lowest Number of Law Enforcement Deaths by Firearms Since 18

Larrry

Well-known member
2013 – Lowest Number of Law Enforcement Deaths by Firearms Since 1887 – Yes, 1887
December 30 2013
by Dan Cannon

We keep hearing from the anti-gunners about how gun crime is getting out of control and law enforcement officers are outgunned out on the streets. Of course, nearly all of the FBI’s crime numbers show a 20+ year low in homicide and violent crime, but why let facts get in the way?

Now we have another fact to disprove their point that “gun crime” is out of control. In 2013, the fewest number law enforcement officers since 1887 were killed by firearms.

According to the report by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund,

Firearms-related fatalities reached a 126-year low in 2013 with 33 officers shot and killed, the lowest since 1887 when 27 officers were shot and killed. After increasing dramatically in 2010 and 2011, firearms- related fatalities decreased in 2013 for the second year.

Thirty-three officers died in firearms-related incidents compared to 49 in 2012, representing a 33 percent decrease.

Handguns were the leading type of firearm used in fatal shootings of law enforcement officers in 2013. Of the 33 officer fatalities, 58 percent were shot and killed with a handgun.

As the report also points out, most shooting deaths were committed by suspects armed with handguns. This further disproves the fact that officers are regularly facing suspects armed with semi-automatic rifles which are most often the target of gun ban legislation.

Traffic related fatalities were the leading cause of death among law enforcement officers in 2013.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the officers who died in the line of duty in 2013 as well as their friends, families and colleagues.

Notice the article talks about rifles being the target of legisating our second away. But once they get the rifles banned, they will then focus on handguns.....which will not help as it is already proven
 

Mike

Well-known member
Cops are shooting & killing U.S. citizens in record numbers, whether those citizens be armed or not..

http://jimfishertruecrime.blogspot.com/2012/01/police-involved-shootings-2011-annual.html
 

Broke Cowboy

Well-known member
Mike said:
Cops are shooting & killing U.S. citizens in record numbers, whether those citizens be armed or not..

http://jimfishertruecrime.blogspot.com/2012/01/police-involved-shootings-2011-annual.html

The - literally thousands - of YouTube examples of police abuse of civilians
and the actions of more than a few of the local constables in my area over the past couple of years have made me very leary of ever calling them for help on this place.

Might get a good one and will most likely get a bad one responding here

We generally handle our own issues around here if we can

bc
 

Larrry

Well-known member
The LEO are facing real problems

They protect their scum

They lack serious training. They look at people as criminals who are guilty. Their job is to find that crime. They and this regime fail to have an understanding of the Constitution. Many have no training in how to
de escalate a situation. They make it worse because their ego is on the line.

When they have a traffic stop and they can't handle a wise ass and still do their job they need to go. If they can't handle a wise azz then how are they going to handle a high pressure situation when innocent lives are at stake.
Even look at one certain poster on here, with his words and actions he can not do anything without passing biased judgement. LE does not need people like this. (I was going to say Barney Fife, but we'd be better with him than some ego ridden ex sheriff)

Before you condemn me, let me say this is coming me looking at it from the professional officer side.
 
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