Well said! TCHC Special Constables don't need guns! The theory of escalation advises us that if they had guns, then they would be a bigger threat and the gangs would start shooting them. And what of innocent people caught in the middle? Good security officers don't need firearms! Flood the heavy TCHC communities with uniformed contract security. They are cheaper and usually more motivated than the in-house security, with their union, benefits, high salaries and other perks! A strong security and police presence can turn this terrible situation around! When TCHC CEO derek ballantyne removed all contract security from the communities in late 2004, he set the stage for the Summer Of The Gun in 2005. And all the violent crime that has since come to pass, has been a direct consequence of his moronic actions! Put contract security back into the TCHC properties, and put the cork back in the bottle!