LEO's and CCW's

[BullfrogKen]

what, if anything, has changed in the LEO community to cause an apparent increase in the number of LEO's that appear to object to a citizen legally having a CCW.

The internet.


I don't believe there are any more anti-gun, anti-carry officers in the ranks than there used to be.

The difference today is when an officer does an inappropriate stop, that interaction is spread all over the internet. 15 years ago we'd just go take care of it with his superiors. Or maybe someone might write a letter to the editor.

I'll tell a story you don't see often, but I have no doubt happens.

Earlier this year I was having a cup of coffee with a good friend who happens to also be a police officer working in Maryland. One morning he stopped a young fellow for speeding on his way to work. PA resident, wearing a 5-11 gun vest, and he was, "nervous as hell, fidgety, and was very obvious in making sure his vest didn't fly open," was the quote as I recall it.

My buddy knew right away he was carrying a gun. He'd ran the guy's license and it came back clean. He really didn't want to "jack this guy up on a gun charge, ruin his life, and take away his right to own a gun." So he figured, "well, I really didn't see it, so I had plausible deniability. I handed him his ticket, told him not to carry his handgun in Maryland again, and I walked back to my car."


I've heard the rants and stories a hundred times about anti-gun cops. But I've never come on the internet and saw a discussion that began, "So . . . a cop caught me illegally carrying my handgun today, but he gave me a pass."

But it happens more often than you realize.

 

[KD5NRH]

So far, every LE contact I've had in Texas, they don't even bother to ask where it is. Most of them compare the DL number on the CHL to the one on the DL, and hand the CHL back without any further comment. At least two didn't even glance at the CHL, just took the DL and called it in.

IMO, they figure if you were planning to do anything, you wouldn't tell them up front.

 

[Deanimator]

I've heard the rants and stories a hundred times about anti-gun cops. But I've never come on the internet and saw a discussion that began, "So . . . a cop caught me illegally carrying my handgun today, but he gave me a pass."

Carrying unlawfully is a choice, just like unlawfully hassling somebody for carrying lawfully. In neither case should the perpetrator expect to be let off.

 

[Harley Quinn]

Sid, Thanks for the reply, and I can see why you want to ccw or open carry, large amounts of cash have a tendency to draw criminals

Regards