I'am 50/50
Call me wishy washy, a fence rider, undecided or whatever, but I swing back and forth on this issue.
Except for LEO's in cities like St. Louis, where they are right on the border with another state, once a cop gets 200 miles away from his/her jurisdiction they are in no more danger than I am statistically, and better trained (at our expense) to avoid/handle the danger if it should come.
Once they leave their jurisdiction, and especially their state, they can really only respond to the most obvious of crimes, for example a man beating/stabbing a women. Basically, the same as I or any other citizen.
I don't like it because it does set aside LEO's as being superior than other citizens. I believe in many jurisdictions it is getting to be a real us vs them mentality by both the LEO's and the citizens. That kind of attidude is very detrimental to society as a whole. The more you separate LEO's from the citizen, the more the citizens will view LEO's as JBT's. Especially, as more and more officers and departments adopt military style clothing and shave their heads.
I also believe the argument that we might be able to use the granting of this right in our future fights for our rights. The proof will be in the pudding if LEAA and other police associations fail to support citizen ccw fights in the future.
However, I really don't like the federal government stepping all over states rights. In our Constitution the states are superior to the Federal Govt. in almost all things and I believe the Feds have yet again stepped all over the States.
There you have it. I don't like the law, I think that they should be allowed to carry the same as the rest of us. I am glad they are carrying but I am concerned about the impact on society and the interaction between the LEO community and citizens. And, I am concerned that an LEO that uses his gun outside of his jurisdiction is going to be hung out to dry thinking that he was protected the same as if he was at home.
You asked for it, you got it.
Be Safe, Whoever you are!
George
Call me wishy washy, a fence rider, undecided or whatever, but I swing back and forth on this issue.
Except for LEO's in cities like St. Louis, where they are right on the border with another state, once a cop gets 200 miles away from his/her jurisdiction they are in no more danger than I am statistically, and better trained (at our expense) to avoid/handle the danger if it should come.
Once they leave their jurisdiction, and especially their state, they can really only respond to the most obvious of crimes, for example a man beating/stabbing a women. Basically, the same as I or any other citizen.
I don't like it because it does set aside LEO's as being superior than other citizens. I believe in many jurisdictions it is getting to be a real us vs them mentality by both the LEO's and the citizens. That kind of attidude is very detrimental to society as a whole. The more you separate LEO's from the citizen, the more the citizens will view LEO's as JBT's. Especially, as more and more officers and departments adopt military style clothing and shave their heads.
I also believe the argument that we might be able to use the granting of this right in our future fights for our rights. The proof will be in the pudding if LEAA and other police associations fail to support citizen ccw fights in the future.
However, I really don't like the federal government stepping all over states rights. In our Constitution the states are superior to the Federal Govt. in almost all things and I believe the Feds have yet again stepped all over the States.
There you have it. I don't like the law, I think that they should be allowed to carry the same as the rest of us. I am glad they are carrying but I am concerned about the impact on society and the interaction between the LEO community and citizens. And, I am concerned that an LEO that uses his gun outside of his jurisdiction is going to be hung out to dry thinking that he was protected the same as if he was at home.
You asked for it, you got it.
Be Safe, Whoever you are!
George