AR-15: Utah School district issues AR-15's to School Officers

Utah issues AR pattern semi-autos to school Police. If they are deploying them as indicated in this photo, I have a HUGE problem with it. With no active threat, why are you slinging a long gun around?. Wouldn't do that with a shotgun, so why with an AR?. I ain't down with that...(S9)
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police chief Randy Johnson said the guns would help officers with "rapid response" to emergency situations. He said time is of the essence when an attack on a school is underway: "If we don't get in and stop the shooter, more people are going to die."...
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Full report is here: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/02/26/Utah-School-District-Issues-AR-15s-To-School-Officers
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