The Journal

Over twenty elements of the Municipal Traffic Department (DGTM) left yesterday to work without the regulatory arms was authorized to carry them because the listings were not updated with the names of personnel who would receive the caliber revolver type gun. 38 of 6 shots and 12 replacement cartridges.

"There were several staff changes, some service issues were relocated to the East or West, so the bank Babícora weapons and Delicias had the recording of certain agents that no longer appeared on the lists and why they were not given the gun, "said Marisela Ortiz Ramirez, spokeswoman for the DGTM.

She added that it is updated listings and the 392 agents that make up the corporation and the bank can apply to weapons of Municipal Public Security Secretariat of the gun charge, which shall be delivered daily to complete the turn.

"I feel safer armed, at least they have the opportunity to defend ourselves," said a motorcyclist West District, who yesterday had only a pepper spray to face any possible aggression.

Several officials interviewed by The Journal and most of them agreed to note that from the time they carry a gun because they feel more confident to perform their functions.

They also agreed to state that the disarmament of the officers was unnecessary, since they are not given a new permit to carry and bring some credentials which does not specify the type of weapon they carry.

"We do not have a new permit to carry, we took them out (the bank) with the same document we had," they said.

They are also the same weapons, which gave us no longer use Public Safety, for they are providing 9 mm, they said.

In this regard, the spokesman said that officers were .38 caliber revolver type weapons, whose management was learned from recent academic and practice shooting feedback on the premises of the Municipal Police Academy.

He said that the same gun may be used in three shifts by the same agent.

Source: http://www.diario.com.mx/nota.php?notaid=4301c38bce2546299160505b5c65aa0b

For the love of god! Now it seems that our beloved "cops" have to defend themselves against every criminal walk of our now not-so-beloved city in crisis only with pepper spray! And all because of legal process and stuff .... Then why the hell we are in chaos>. <