>>could you point out to us a situation that would warrent the police in
>>an armored vechicle with a machine gun ???
>
>Well, there were two bank robbers right here in LA not so long ago... full
>autos and body armor. After a time (don't know how long exactly, but not
>right away) the police found a Brinks truck to use to get their wounded out,
>but I'm sure they would have like to be able to return fire.
>
One of the LA County police jurisdiction does have a FV1611(A) (up-armoured
Humber Pig) in official service and I have the newspaper articles referring to
its service in rescuing downed officers and breaking sieges; several other
jurisdiction are apparently considering them too, a very, very cheap and
effective tool. They are available here at just 850UKP (thats about 1445 US) I
see.
Richard
(Southampton UK)
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