What would you have that would satisfy your desire for "more research"?
I have spoken with my Congressman, other political leaders, and Government officials at various levels. I also have various contacts in Law Enforcement and Military organizations.
The conclusions that I reach from available data are unsettling to say the least. The numbers simply do not fit any scenario for "training needs". More data and more research does not improve the conclusions.
At best we have a large number of fashionable bureaucrats in all branches of government who want to equip their own para-military forces. They are being given permission to do so with little oversight or follow-up. What could possibly go right under such conditions?
Congressmen are in the business of reassuring the public. I do not find their reassurances very convincing. As for "taking up the matter with your own Congressman" - I have. He is not interested in such conversation.
Nobody in Government wants to talk about that elephant that is hidden under the blanket. (Blanket? What blanket?).
So your Congressman refused to talk to you about it, and as a result, you have no information at all from him on which to base your assumptions? Did you "talk" to him in person, on the phone, or via electronic means? Exactly how did he convey to you that he was not interested in this topic, and what were his precise words? Do you have it documented?
Nobody in Government wants to talk about that elephant that is hidden under the blanket. (Blanket? What blanket?).
Nobody? So, I assume you talked with, or tried to talk or communicate in some manner, to them ALL in order to state this so confidently?
And so far, this "elephant" is composed of what list of hard facts? If they are "hidden", how have you come to see them?