“I can’t imagine any use for bayonets in an urban setting,” stated Sen. Rand Paul to Senate Homeland Security Committee at a hearing last year.
“I can’t answer what a local police force would use a bayonet for,” Alan Estevez said.
Paul snapped back “None”
Rand Paul is completely correct, of course, that there is no need for bayonets in local law enforcement. Bayonets are for hand-to-hand combat in battle and the only purpose is to kill.
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That’s an excellent point. Taking bayonet training is a bit much. Do they plan on going to war? I thought this was a civil force?
IDK, to stick Muslims with??
What does ANYONE need a bayonet for?
Answer–when your gun jams and your target is within stabbing distance.
Maybe to control these wild monkeys starting riots and killing cops. Maybe police need protection like this now. Cival war is around the corner.
Because our communist government is scared that we the poeple of our great nation uprise and over thro them all out of office.
They don’t need war gear.
Yes. Veterans in Washington . The troops were led by einsenhower
Why do the cops need mraps with heavy machine gun turrets on top?
Why does congress insist on keeping Americans under surveillance?
Hmmm?