I'm not convinced LE officers should have firearms if the general public is not allowed to have them. The Second Amendment is not about the right to protect ourselves from criminals. That was a given in the 18th century. The Second Amendment exists primarily to safeguard the First Amendment. In other words, the framers gave us the right to keep and bear arms so that we would have the ability to defend ourselves against enemies both foreign and domestic. If our own government turns tyrannical it may become necessary for us to defend ourselves against the police.

If liberals really think the country will be safer without guns then they should disarm the citizens and the police. If criminals didn't have guns the police could enforce the law like the Bobbies used to do in merry old England. With sticks.