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Argumentative Essay: Why Cops Should Have Guns

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Cops should have guns

In the state of California the police are armed with hand guns. From 1900 to 2000, more than 14,000 federal, state, and local law enforcement were killed in the line of duty. Around 50% of those deaths were because of firearms. If police officers were not armed, a lot more than 14,000 law enforcement officers could of been killed. Police officers should be armed because it helps reduce crime, can handle more dangerous threats, and save more lives.

Armed police officers is a deterrent to crimes. Cops not armed with a gun would be more vulnerable because criminals will know that they won 't be shot and the criminal could be Carrying a gun. If criminals know that cops are carrying guns, they won 't be as likely to
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