>>Don't know about all cops, but a bunch of police chiefs have spoken
>>out in favor of gun control since Newtown.
>
>"Chiefs" and "since Newtown" make this sound like a media campaign.
>I guess nobody becomes a police chief while being tone deaf to the current
>winds of politics, and likewise the media channels do the same and know
>how to find people who will have some merit and say what the current
>wind likes.


Couldn't agree more. There really are agendas that exist behind the scenes, behind the public's general knowledge.