smallbore
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personal freedom v. political correctness
I assume you are a LEO. You are accustomed to people seeing your gun and badge and not reacting adversely. The average citizen seems to have a vague sense that gun + badge = LEO = no cause for alarm. Even a concealed carry badge probably prompts the same response as a real LEO badge since most citizens don't closely inspect badges for authenticity.
But then aren't we as guilty as the antis who would lie and manipulate statistics and facts to push a point? I mean, smokescreening is smokescreening.
Law enforcement officers are taught that guns are a dangerous and deadly threat to their safety and the safety of the public they serve.
The police officer who approaches an "open carry" subject must rapidly assess the subject's behavior without knowing if the individual has a permit to carry a gun or a gun license.
The officer knows only that he or she must detain the subject only long enough to determine whether the gun is unloaded.
And rightly so, seeing that "driving a car" is not a basic, Constitutionally recognized and protected Right (yet).An officer has more authority to check on whether a driver is legally driving a car than to stop an individual to verify if the individual has the right to carry a gun.
It's funny yet sad to see people arguing back and forth about what officers are taught...
personal freedom v. political correctness
I'm sorry, did I miss the argument about what cops are taught?
Simply open carrying a gun does not rise to that level