Glock9mmOldStyle
Campaign Veteran
Why we should support a "Legal Defense Fund" & what we risk if we do not.
Let me preface this post by saying: the majority of police are honest hard working individuals. I have several friends that are retired LEO's. This post is in no way meant to be ANTI-LEO. From speaking with my friends who frequent the local F.O.P. lodges in the area, there is a great interest in the Open Carry movement in Michigan. Many officers support us. There are some who do not. They state lack of training etc..., but when prodded for further information these individuals often admit that they don't like Open Carry because it reflects poorly on their job performance in their minds. These same individuals also feel that Open Carry has the potential to lessen their "job security" - "if everyone can protect themselves, then who needs a police force?". These Anti-OC officers make no effort to hide the fact that they will, and do at every opportunity, try to "squash" Open Carriers. They understand that if they can put the fear of GOD into enough people that even though OC is a legal practice, they may be able to stop it in its tracks now before it becomes too widespread to do so later on.
What's at stake if we do not support legal action against rouge police officers and departments? These individuals watch sites like this one regularly. They monitor support, or for that matter lack of it. If we allow these misguided officers to believe we can not even raise a puny $2,500 to start a law suit, then look out! It will be open season on law abiding citizens by them.
http://www.michiganopencarry.org/pages/jeff-haman-legal-fund
Let me preface this post by saying: the majority of police are honest hard working individuals. I have several friends that are retired LEO's. This post is in no way meant to be ANTI-LEO. From speaking with my friends who frequent the local F.O.P. lodges in the area, there is a great interest in the Open Carry movement in Michigan. Many officers support us. There are some who do not. They state lack of training etc..., but when prodded for further information these individuals often admit that they don't like Open Carry because it reflects poorly on their job performance in their minds. These same individuals also feel that Open Carry has the potential to lessen their "job security" - "if everyone can protect themselves, then who needs a police force?". These Anti-OC officers make no effort to hide the fact that they will, and do at every opportunity, try to "squash" Open Carriers. They understand that if they can put the fear of GOD into enough people that even though OC is a legal practice, they may be able to stop it in its tracks now before it becomes too widespread to do so later on.
What's at stake if we do not support legal action against rouge police officers and departments? These individuals watch sites like this one regularly. They monitor support, or for that matter lack of it. If we allow these misguided officers to believe we can not even raise a puny $2,500 to start a law suit, then look out! It will be open season on law abiding citizens by them.
http://www.michiganopencarry.org/pages/jeff-haman-legal-fund
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