| Chicago and Washington D.C. PD's to get Patrol Rifles |
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| Written by Jeff Jones | |
| Friday, 16 May 2008 | |
 In a growing trend across the country of Police Departments and Sheriff's Offices arming their Officers with patrol rifles, two major departments have recently announced their intent to do the same and give their Officers the tools necessary to fight back against the ever increasing firepower used by criminals.
Washington D.C. Metro Police Department Assistant Chief Joshua Ederheimer said the department has spent the
past year converting 500 AR-15 rifles from fully-automatic to
semi-automatic and drafting training curriculum and policies governing
the weapons. After a weekend of violence and Chicago Police having arrested a man suspected of using an AK-47 during a shoot-out just after he allegedly used the gun to kill a man at a South Side plumbing business, Chicago Mayor Charles Daley announed he would be providing the Officers of CPD with M-4 rifles. "I don't want people to wait for Mayor Daley to call a meeting. I want you to call a meeting in your home, with your children and loved ones. I want you to … talk to those children next door. I want the parents on the block to say, 'This block will be free of violence. This summer, not one child will be [killed by] gangs and drug dealers,' " Daley told a City Hall news conference. Click here to read about Washington D.C. PD from Officer.com Click here to read about Chicago PD from Officer.com Comments (0)
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