Why no Cannons on Police Helicopters?

Don Harstad wrote:
"Mutts" wrote in message
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Wouldnt a cannon on a police helicopter solve a lot of
problems for law enforcement?

Is it possible to put a round right through the engine block
of a suspect fleeing and stop them from killing innocents?
Seems like that kind of accuracy is possible now isnt it?

When those guys were robbing the bank in LA, seems like
it would have been an easy shot to make from a helicopter
even without a cannon.

Whats up? public outcry or something?

Discharging a firearm toward another is considered deadly force. The use
of deadly force is very restricted, and understandably so. Simple traffic
violations have never been considered to justify the use of deadly force.

Reminds me of a T-Shirt that used to be popular at airshows, though I
haven't seen it in several years (darn it, mine is wearing out.)

Cartoon of a stretch of desert highway with the standard "Speed checked
by aircraft" sign, with an F-4 with CHP markings and a full bomb load
flying above.

Then there was the T-38 with LAPD markings that appeared in the film
"Dragnet" (the Dan Aykroyd/Tom Hanks version)...

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