Other State Alaska PD thinks they should probably get firearms

[clearconscience]

No crap!

Alaska resident with rifle aids police with no guns after firearms incident

A 19-year-old Alaska man was facing attempted murder charges after breaking into a public safety building and firing on a unarmed village police officer, authorities said.

www.foxnews.com

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[The Heretic]

Interesting, I would have thought everybody in rural Alaska has some kind of firearm

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Little known made up fact...
In Alaska the 2nd Amendment has been re-worded to state :
The right to keep and arm bears.....
Andy

 

[Alexx1401]

I had read this story earlier and was shocked too. Said they don't have guns due to budget? What the hell. If I worked there and they would not issue me one I would have my own.

 

[No_Regerts]

Considering the population increased from 713 to 721 over the last 10 years....

It looks like a village of indigenous people. If the town is tribal in nature, there can be some funny rules on what LE can do or have. Especially when enforcing a law on tribal members.

 

[Provincial]

Also an area with chronic Alcohol and Drug problems.

 

[asbtg]

As a lifelong (former) Alaskan, there are certainly more guns up there than anyone in California would be comfortable contemplating. However, there are a lot of places that are so small there is no "budget" to speak of. I have no doubt the local PD have plenty of their own firearms but there may be restrictions on what are allowed as Duty weapons financed through the Dept. They may be Community Resource officers and not PD as such and rely on State Troopers for heavy lifting. A lot of strange places up there.

 

[ma96782]

From the article:

Kwethluk's Public Safety Administrative Chief Nicolai Joseph said the village's 10 police officers don't carry weapons.

Officers told the station they don't carry firearms due to a lack of funding.

More like a lack of brains by the city fathers. Then again.....what was stopping the individual officer(s) from carrying their own firearms?

Aloha, Mark

 

[Camelfilter]

From the article:

Kwethluk's Public Safety Administrative Chief Nicolai Joseph said the village's 10 police officers don't carry weapons.

Officers told the station they don't carry firearms due to a lack of funding.

More like a lack of brains by the city fathers. Then again.....what was stopping the individual officer(s) from carrying their own firearms?

Aloha, Mark

Yah, from the article.

However more than likely still some type of trible rules or some-such, coupled with standard piss poor journalism common to today. IMO.

Used to watch Alaska State Troopers a while back, and from I recall none of the trible police were armed.

Do not recall if they were even sworn LEO, vs just tribe.