Like how when there is a topic, everyone starts forgetting the main post, start arguing about non sence stuff...
I believe Gandalf already made his point about the rule, don't see how denanding his removal will help.
Not all SAPD members have access to the weaponequip feature, and its only ment to be used in heavy situations, that means when there are a group of criminals, all armed with heavy weapons.
In my point of view, a group of people, joining the suspect's car is not RP.. You don't need to kill to make it RP. If you do then evade, because it is what happends IRL, when someone makes a crime, they want to evade.