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Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Oct 5, 2015

Should prosecutors carry guns? The Associated Press highlights an emerging national debate on the topic following a New York district attorney banning her prosecutors from keeping handguns at work. “To say you are forbidden from exercising a constitutional right that can protect yourself and your family — I can’t imagine a district attorney would want to do that,” Rensselaer District Attorney Joel Abelove says. “We deal with dangerous criminals who know us, who see us around,” he said. “You don’t get to pick the time or place when a criminal decides they want to attack you.”