Not good

Steve you brought up a point I never thought about . There are so many guns in the U.S now ( and I have owned my share) that cops might be on the defense more now . I think training and recruiting has a lot to do with it as well . There are so many people out there that are armed to the teeth with automatics and tactical gear literally practicing combat that it becomes a subconcious reality to them . So when a cop confronts a suspect he is thinking there is a good chance the guy is armed.
Its a complicated issue...