What’s That About Less Crime in Canada? Explain Why RCMP Need MP5 Submachine-guns?

What a changing world we live in. The Toronto Star is reporting that soon the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be packing some serious heat. The paper notes:

“RCMP officers who guard Parliament Hill are being equipped with submachine guns to give them more stopping power should a gunman attack the heart of Canada’s government.

“Security, which has already been significantly beefed up after a high-profile breach last December, will get another boost in the coming months when Mounties patrolling the Hill get the Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine-gun.”

This is a very interesting turn of events, and as one who has regularly seen these types of weapons in New York City since 9/11 – as well as police snipers carrying M-14s, it just suggests that the world isn’t really as safe as many would like to believe. Of course this won’t give any anti-gun zealot pause – they’ll continue to believe the police need MP5 submachine-guns because there are too many gun owners out there.