If it was so asinine, why are you so torqued up about it?
Look, we don't agree on the issue. We aren't going to.
The primary purpose of my comment was to point out that I also have seen police in ORD holding a big ass rifle. In the process I decided to tease nobody in particular just a little bit and you apparently took offense.
I tease people on here regularly and absolutely expect it in return. We're a community of people who know each other well. A great example of this
@scooter2525. We are on opposite ends of the spectrum on this issue, but I still consider him a good friend. We tease each other frequency without any increase in blood pressure. It's just how things are around here. You can choose to get worked up about it if you want. I don't really care, nor do I expect you to change your point of view based on anything that I post.
tl;dr: Chill