Uh, if someone is bent on doing something illegal, do you think they’ll be so worried about buying a gun (or fire-axe, or iron pipe) legally? Come on.
Personally, I hope that the baboons get the book thrown at them legally, so it doesn’t come to someone resorting to vigilantism.
Lastly, why does it always seem to be a dept in California? From what I read, LAPD, Oakland, and BART-PD have 2x to 3x the officer-involved shooting rate of the NYPD.