harmon rabb
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Because I don't want the whole world to know I'm a cop or carrying armed. It's for my own officer safety and safety of my family when I'm with them.
In my state, getting a CCW is very hard. With that said if someone were to see me armed because I didn't conceal my weapon well, a reasonable person could assume I was a cop....that includes the bad guys. Now they know who I am but I have no idea who they are or that they might want to do me or my family harm.
Why would I want to put myself out like that and possibly attract problems? If I'm going to get involved in something, I want the element of surprise, not the other way around.
The reason I decided to carry the 232 is mostly because I can't, in good conscience, leave the house without a gun, but sometimes don't feel like going through the hassle of finding the right cloths to conceal a full size pistol. Especially for a quick trip to the grocery store or something. To do it right, it does require some thought and pre-planning.
The 232 is so small, I can slip it into a pocket if I'm really in a hurry and it satisfies my need to be armed.
Does that make better sense?
That's one way to look at it. Another way to look at it is that if the bad guys know you're armed, they're likely to not mess with you, and instead go mess with someone who is unarmed.
In any event, I was just curious. I've always been curious why some cops care about printing when off duty. Honestly, if my state had open carry, I would not care at all about printing.