“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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I CAN ANSWER THAT, Hussein WANTS THEM TO MURDER OUR FELLOW AMERICANS!!
They need weapons to deal with those unrepentant 90 year olds feeding the homeless.
When the police start using military tACTICS…….
At this point of no need, MENACING
Easy answer..it is much cheaper to stab people then to shoot them..
i guess when they get too to run from eating all those donuts, if they are chasing idiots with their pants down off their ass, and fall. the police will be too out of breath, they can bayonet them to the ground.
FUBARED
I have a bayonet for my rifles. Its only smart to have a back up plan.
There is NO legitimate reason for cops to have bayonets!
they do not need the for any reason a lot of the police are already to gun happy