I have never need an AED device, but I know where the one is in my office and I know how to use it. A gun for a police officer should be the same: they have it and know how to use it, but almost all retire without even once having used it. A gun is almost never needed for police duty, but when it is nothing else will substitute and seconds are counting (police only use a gun when not killing someone fast will make the overall situation worse).

You can say leave it to specialists, but that is the job of the police.

> police only use a gun when not killing someone fast will make the overall situation worse

I'm not sure this is really true. I've seen quite a few news stories about them shooting when it didn't really look like there was any need at all. I think police officers also fairly regularly injure themselves accidentally with their weapons.

I fundamentally don't think a gun is an appropriate tool for a civilian community police force. Batons and electric stunners yes in an emergency if really needed. Actual firearms? Not really appropriate in my opinion.

I will fully agree police use their guns far too often. This is a real issue.

However that issue is unrelated what I was talking about.

> This is a real issue.

And it's solved by not giving ordinary police officers guns to carry around.