This is an important point. But I also think this mindset that has been instilled in police that every encounter could be a dangerous gun ambush has caused a lo

This is an important point. But I also think this mindset that has been instilled in police that every encounter could be a dangerous gun ambush has caused a lot of unnecessary escalation and violence. Policing isn't even a top 10 most dangerous job. Yes police offers are shot on duty. But the practices they use & their racist bias create confrontation and escalate encounters to violence. 'Warrior', 'killology' training has instilled quick to fire, ready to kill dehumanizing behavior and literally teaches Black neighborhoods are 'battlegrounds.' Chicago is definitely a hard example combing the worst of our gun fetish, laws, and consequences of racism stealing opportunity and wealth from generations of Black and Brown communities. I'm sure it feels like a battleground for many that live there. No one could argue the situation there is under control or easy to control. But there are a lot of other examples of bringing guns into peaceful encounters for instance traffic stops where they come up guns drawn as just an example with many recent tragedies created. Briana Taylor no-knock is an extreme example of policies that create deadly confrontation.