I did the unthinkable today....

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Sheriff wrote:

ProShooter wrote:

Chuck E. Cheese !

Yep, I did it. Had dinner there tonight with the kids and OC'd since they sell beer. Must have walked past at least 5 employees and no one said a word. Few parents looked but nothing unusual.

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In the majority of these random events that are posted here, I have come to believe the employees and patrons feel the person carrying the gun is an off duty police officer. Even in the city-county I live in, I think if and when a police officer sees someone carrying a gun, they too assume it is an off duty police officer. Turnover in departments around here is so large the cops often don't even know each other week to week. I would even venture to guess that if the employees and patrons did know a person was not an off duty cop -- they would call the police. But all of this is speculation on my behalf.

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They can assume whatever they like, as long as we don't ever claim to be a LEO if we are not.

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Sheriff - I might agree with you, but there's a few differences.

Most off duty cops are not out there showing off their gun. If its displayed, they have a badge pinned up next to it. Aside from some fresh recruit out of ther academy, I cant think of any reason to display the gun openly and no badge if the person is a LEO. I really think that people are just a little clueless sometimes and in their own world and maybe do not even see the gun, or see the holster and assume its something else. Its the ones who are a little more aware of their surroundings that spot the gun and either accept it or panic

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ProShooter wrote:

Sheriff - I might agree with you, but there's a few differences.

Most off duty cops are not out there showing off their gun. If its displayed, they have a badge pinned up next to it.

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I don't think the average gun hating soccer mom or blue collar dadknow this.

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Sheriff wrote:

ProShooter wrote:

Chuck E. Cheese !

Yep, I did it. Had dinner there tonight with the kids and OC'd since they sell beer. Must have walked past at least 5 employees and no one said a word. Few parents looked but nothing unusual.

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In the majority of these random events that are posted here, I have come to believe the employees and patrons feel the person carrying the gun is an off duty police officer. Even in the city-county I live in, I think if and when a police officer sees someone carrying a gun, they too assume it is an off duty police officer. Turnover in departments around here is so large the cops often don't even know each other week to week. I would even venture to guess that if the employees and patrons did know a person was not an off duty cop -- they would call the police. But all of this is speculation on my behalf.

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You travel in distinctly different circles than I do then as 90-95% of the OCers that I know (it is a very sizeable number) could not look less like off duty LEOs.

Yata hey

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Grapeshot wrote:

You travel in distinctly different circles than I do then as 90-95% of the OCers that I know (it is a very sizeable number) could not look less like off duty LEOs.

Yata hey

I'd agree with that... It may be departmental policy that off-duty cops must carry concealed... regardless of the state. I've never seen any Deputy's, Border Patrol or Park Rangersthat I recognize carrying openly here. 'Next time I see one, I'll ask 'em. The Border Patrol seem to be among the most gun friendly LEO's I've encountered. I think they would welcome 'civilian' backup readily if push came to shove.

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They sell beer there so you can choke down that garbage they call pizza. And yes I too was surprised they sold beer, found out AFTER the event.