Alaska is a big place – a huge place – and law enforcement is thin on the ground. Out here in the countryside, the only law enforcement is the Alaska State Police, and like many law enforcement agencies around the country, they are short-staffed. Because of that, last Tuesday, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly, meeting in Trapper Creek, passed a resolution encouraging Mat-Su residents to arm themselves.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly voted this week to encourage all eligible residents to own firearms and ammunition, as residents express concerns about crime and low Alaska State Troopers staffing in the area.
Assembly members Ron Bernier and Dee McKee cosponsored the resolution, which passed unopposed during a Tuesday meeting.
Some residents expressed concern at the Assembly meeting, questioning how the resolution would increase safety. Bernier said the resolution is…
