Why Assault Weapons Laws?
Why are assault weapons being singled out? Are they truly the “weapons of choice for drug dealers” or would including assault weapon provisions as part of the drug war merely divert blame to a visible scapegoat? Law enforcement officials are probably best suited to answer these questions. Virtually every major law enforcement organization in the country including the Fraternal Order of Police, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Troopers Coalition, the National Sheriffs Association, the National Association of Police Organizations, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the Police Executive Research Forum, and the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association has endorsed a ban on certain assault weapons. [34] Law enforcement officials argue that criminals often have more advanced weapons than the police and that officers are “suffering because of these guns.” [35] Lieutenant Kenneth McCann, co- commander of the New York City Police De
