I had proposed at one point a Constitutional amendment guaranteeing every individual the right to unrestricted possession of any weapon or weapon system possessed by any law enforcement agency.
It’s clearly the tactical high ground and not the moral high ground the JBTs are after.
LEO's are more than capable against the occasional lone whackos, probably more so than they need to be. Against a team of fairly trained folks who are reasonably equipped, all that Gucci Rambo gear is useless. A little sniping here, a baited ambush there, and most police departments would unravel fast. This happened in Iraq and Afghanistan, until the police were cowed or replaced by local militiamen.
In America? It's a COIN nightmare scenario. One of the most dangerous weapons that evolved was the cell phone, and I don't mean just as an IED trigger. The ability to do rapid command and control and otherwise communicate instantly was formerly the province of organized militaries. With computers and easy applications for analysis, planning, and assisting, you could raise a very effective force very quickly. Weapons, sure, they're nice. 7.62, applied with the precision that commercial modern technology allows, can defeat a vast amount of expensive LEO infrastructure.
>> I had proposed at one point a Constitutional amendment ...
The 2nd Amendment is sufficient if necessary at all.
“I had proposed at one point a Constitutional amendment guaranteeing every individual the right to unrestricted possession of any weapon or weapon system possessed by any law enforcement agency.”
I second your idea. :-)