Brandon, I really enjoyed reading your post as you brought up some ideas that others did not. Like you, I believe that the next few decades will be much more dangerous for police officers. Juveniles are becoming more violent and terrorist attacks, both foreign and domestic based, are occurring in America. Instead of more gun control, penalties for illegal possession of firearms need to be increased as more gun control would keep firearms from those who can legally possess them. I also agree that more departments are moving away from community policing and moving towards homeland security. It will be a mistake if agencies completely move away from community policing as the community can help with homeland security needs. The balance
