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Police cruisers: armoring for the AK-47 age.

By Page, Douglas
Publication: Law Enforcement Technology
Date: Tuesday, November 1 2005

In the standard cops 'n robbers shoot-out scenes from Hollywood or video games, police frequently take a defensive position behind the open doors of police cruisers. The real fiction, however, is the protection afforded by a cruiser door. Police might as well take cover behind a cereal box, especially with the current proliferation of military-style semi-automatic firearms or assault weapons.

The spread of assault weapons in the streets of America poses a threat to law enforcement that no police car door can defend against, requiring prudent agencies to dress patrol car

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