Council debates limiting long‑gun deployment to SWAT; committee report adverse
A resolution asking the administration to limit deployment of long guns/AR‑style rifles to SWAT zones drew extended debate on training and response times; the committee's report was recorded as adverse (9–4).
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Councilman Garrett introduced a resolution asking the administration to examine limiting deployment of long guns and AR‑style rifles to SWAT zones rather than distributing them across patrol units. Garrett tied the request to community concerns after high‑profile shootings and said the public asked for discussion of whether such weapons should be limited to specially trained units.
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