You are obviously not getting a marijuana grow down a toilet. But drugs and guns go hand in hand. If you have information that there are weapons in the house you are searching, then a no-knock may be the best course of action. Keep in mind, ordinary handgun bullets go right through a house wall. Forget about rifles. You don't knock politely and stand there hoping to get shot until they open the door. If evidence can't readily be destroyed, you knock and announce. "No-Knocks" are not that common, and hardly ever go badly. If mistakes are made, they are few and far between.
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