What advantages a WML might have for special forces units, I still think that for an individual cop checking out a report of a burglary or a domestic, the idea is silly. But it is not I or others here who are promoting WML's for police use in "civilian" situations, it it the "tactical" people who see every police patrol as a battle against ISIS or some other group of heavily armed thugs, and the companies whose ads in the gunzines show heavily armed police in every conceivable situation. I have to wonder how many ordinary police actually encounter thousands of fanatical terrorists on the streets of our cities, while patrolling alone or with another officer. If that situation is as common as the WML fans would lead us to believe, every cop should have an M-16 and a dozen magazines, plus a lot more training than we now give to our "local friendly cops."
The fact is that, while some police/military units may need WMLs and other gear, the makers sell primarily to the SWAT team wannabes, teenagers who fantasize about shooting it out with ISIS and buy the black pajamas and other "tactical" gear they wear to parade around at the mall.
OK, I am unreasonable. BUT, how many of those who have responded actually belong to an official, organized, SWAT team (or equivalent) and have practiced as part of their training, the use of WMLs and other equipment?
Not what you read, what you heard, what was in some magazine. What did you do yourself or train to do as part of an official, organized unit?
Jim