[Ian]

Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

Well, that explains it perfectly.
How do police know who is the law abiding citizen, and who is a criminal?

usually the criminals are the ones doing something wrong. certain times it is impossible to tell, like traffic stops. Jim already pointed out that cops treat those situations as if the person they pulled over could possibly have a weapon. a law abiding person with a carry permit would inform the officer that they have a carry permit and are carrying at the moment.

How many police shootings were a result of a cop thinking someone had a gun, while the cop had an itchy trigger finger.

those situations generally arise when someone is reaching for something out of the officers sight. its always important to make the officer comfortable in any situation and to be honest with them. again, someone who is legally carrying wouldn't reach for their gun and put the officer in that position. they would inform the officer that they are carrying and in the worst case scenario, have the officer remove the weapon from their person consensually.

Multiply that by X amount MORE people that never had the ability to cary, and now you have more cops on edge cause who knows.

this is something that kinda grates my nerves. people seem to think that if an honest person is carrying a gun that its going to come out of its holster all the time. ITS NOT! its not a cell phone, its not a wallet. it is your last chance to save your life if you are in a bad situation and you've run out of options.

At least before, if you were carying...you were probably a bad guy.

or security personnel, or an off duty police officer, or a corrections officer....

IMO, if you fear for your life, you would probably have a gun near by anyway, dispite the law.

Thats not true at all. within your home, sure I could see that. I dont know of anyone who carries that isn't allowed to legally. thats just plain stupid.

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