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chewy352 wrote:
Their opinions are immediately labeled as "LEO comments" and are either discounted or the posters are stereotyped as only having one (LEO) agenda.
My opinion are my opinions, not the opinions of law enforcement in general or whatever Dept. I do or do not work for.
Also, as is often pointed out here, this is a PUBLIC forum and whatever is posted here is DISCOVERABLE and can be used at a later disciplinary hearing or in court.
Here in this forum, I am just me.
Having said that, I don't really like open carry. I see numerous tactical issues with weapon retention, lack of stealth and a serious lag time in responding to a threat. Train all you want, two seconds is a LONG time under stress. Just as an example, If you are under direct attack, you do not have the option to defend (grab, punch or push) with one hand and draw with the other.
I am much more in favor of a shall issue CCW. I think that there should be some minimum standards met to obtain the CCW, but if you are a law abiding citizen, it should be yours.
I would guess that the whole “standards” issue could be another huge topic of discussion.
Iknow that this does not fully answer your question,but I hope it helps you see whereIam coming from.
chewy352 wrote:
This is gonna sound like a huge cop out (no pun intended) but I do not want to discuss what I do or where I work out of. I mean no disrespect to your question, but I have been reading this board for quite a while and just recently started posting. I see what happens when people are labeled as a LEO.Greg if you don't mind me asking? What area do you work out of? We are willing to listin to and discuss OC with LE and actually encourage it in order to bridge the gap. What is your stance on the OC issue?
Their opinions are immediately labeled as "LEO comments" and are either discounted or the posters are stereotyped as only having one (LEO) agenda.
My opinion are my opinions, not the opinions of law enforcement in general or whatever Dept. I do or do not work for.
Also, as is often pointed out here, this is a PUBLIC forum and whatever is posted here is DISCOVERABLE and can be used at a later disciplinary hearing or in court.
Here in this forum, I am just me.
Having said that, I don't really like open carry. I see numerous tactical issues with weapon retention, lack of stealth and a serious lag time in responding to a threat. Train all you want, two seconds is a LONG time under stress. Just as an example, If you are under direct attack, you do not have the option to defend (grab, punch or push) with one hand and draw with the other.
I am much more in favor of a shall issue CCW. I think that there should be some minimum standards met to obtain the CCW, but if you are a law abiding citizen, it should be yours.
I would guess that the whole “standards” issue could be another huge topic of discussion.
Iknow that this does not fully answer your question,but I hope it helps you see whereIam coming from.