offroader1006
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Off duty officers are still police officers and have the duty to enforce the laws of their jurisdictions and do run into people they have arrested. A private citizen has no such obligation and as a rule have not had to have anyone arrested.
As far as retired officers carrying they may not be as good with their weapons as some of the citizens, but they have been through a lot more to get the right to carry. In my state no psychological exam or polygraph is required for a citizen to carry concealed. Both of these are required by most police agencies in the state to be hired as an officer.
The right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed
Every US citizen has this right. It is said people think you have to "earn" it.