We think that people's safety is more important than employment. There are not many people who are only capable of doing one particular type of job in life.
We are indeed in favour of removing this exemption. A police or security officer ought to be above suspicion. Having a weapon is a privilege. As we have seen, police officers can terrorize their spouses, who then feel caught in a trap because they have the impression that no one will believe them and that the system will not respond.