Should ICE agents be issued assault rifles? ?

The DHS reports that attacks on ICE agents have increased %500 in the recent months. ICE agents are regularly put in danger and it only seems to escalate as democrat politicians engage in inflammatory speeches that make it worse.

They are issued a standard Sig Sauer 9mm hand gun. With the increased aggression towards ICE agents while they are performing their duties it is not hard to imagine that one of them may be injured or killed. Should they be issued an assault rifle in addition to a handgun for an extra measure of security. ?

Should ICE agents be issued assault rifles? ?
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