carry your gun off duty

[FierySquidFace]

i knew you guys couldn't let it go. allow me to be the mature one then and just drop it altogether. i won't even read the thread anymore, so feel free to belittle me and make biased closed minded remarks behind my back.

love,
A

 

[MJS]

"Do you do anything besides troll? "


not when i keep getting such possitive feedback from my brothers in uniform. i feel like we're really bonding here? don't u?
the longer i'm attacked in these threads, the more i'm compelled to respond. how about we all just let it go now? can we all handle that?

But its ok for you to attack the cops here, lumping them all together, with the nightmares that you've supposedly had?

Many of us have pointed out what the badguys do, ie: assaulting cops, running from them, fighting with them..the list goes on and on and on, but you seem to be ok with that. But, let the cop shoot back...when he's being shot at, and suddenly he's an evil person. Umm...yeah...alrighty then.

 

[KenpoTex]

alright, alright, i learned my leason: don't disagree with any LEO ever, for any reason. and stay the f*** out of their forums.
now bring on the bad rep, and derogatory comments... you guys are really doing a great job.

Okay dude...

When were you told not to disagree ever? When were you told to stay out of this forum?

The negative reception you have received is not because you disagreed with the other posters. If you had presented a well reasoned point of view, you would not be getting called on the carpet. That however is not the case. You started off by posting comments of an inflamatory nature about incidents that had absolutely nothing to do with the topic of the thread. Then when pressed for answers you failed to even consider alternate points of view. Instead you have made it abundantly clear that you would rather stick to your idiotic line of "cops are bad because they shoot people for running stopsigns."

I've done my best to give you the benefit of the doubt and to be nice (which is not something I normally expend a lot of effort on). On two separate occasions, I even tried to give you some advice that would have made your interaction here more pleasant. Obviously it was a waste of my time. Posts like the one I quoted above show that you really just don't know how to conduct yourself in a mature discussion. Is it because you lack the critical thinking and reading comprehension skills to understand the points others are trying to make? Or is it just that you're an immature little brat who gets butt-hurt any time someone doesn't agree with you or calls you to account for something you've said?

 

[MJS]

i knew you guys couldn't let it go. allow me to be the mature one then and just drop it altogether. i won't even read the thread anymore, so feel free to belittle me and make biased closed minded remarks behind my back.

love,
A

LMAO...classic strawman!

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Folks, lets get back on the original topic please. Thank you.

The off topic concerns are being discussed by the staff.

 

[MJS]

Getting back to the OP sounds like a great idea to me. IMO, I think its good to carry if you're off duty. Many of the Troopers in this state, carry off duty, mainly in part, because technically, they're still 'on duty' even when they're off. Part of the package, ie: having use of their car 24/7, even for personal use, etc.

For the reasons already listed in the OP, this is why I think its good to carry. I'd also go so far as to say that due to the fact that anytime they put the uniform on, they're a potential target. I'd rather be safe than sorry.

 

[KenpoTex]

I can't fathom the idea of a cop not carrying off duty. What happens when you are at the grocery store and you suddenly run into the guy that you arrested a while back who suddenly decides he's going to get some payback from the guy who (from his perspective) ruined his life.

The larger point to the initial post was that if you (anyone...cop, ccw-holder...anyone) can carry a gun, you should be doing it. All the officers in the article were off duty. The bad guys probably didn't know they were cops when they targeted them. It could just as easily have been anyone...so carry your ****ing gun!

 

[MJS]

I can't fathom the idea of a cop not carrying off duty. What happens when you are at the grocery store and you suddenly run into the guy that you arrested a while back who suddenly decides he's going to get some payback from the guy who (from his perspective) ruined his life.

This was my line of thinking as well.

The larger point to the initial post was that if you (anyone...cop, ccw-holder...anyone) can carry a gun, you should be doing it. All the officers in the article were off duty. The bad guys probably didn't know they were cops when they targeted them. It could just as easily have been anyone...so carry your ****ing gun!

Agreed!

 

[jks9199]

I can't fathom the idea of a cop not carrying off duty. What happens when you are at the grocery store and you suddenly run into the guy that you arrested a while back who suddenly decides he's going to get some payback from the guy who (from his perspective) ruined his life.

The larger point to the initial post was that if you (anyone...cop, ccw-holder...anyone) can carry a gun, you should be doing it. All the officers in the article were off duty. The bad guys probably didn't know they were cops when they targeted them. It could just as easily have been anyone...so carry your ****ing gun!

There are times not to carry... Like if you're going to be drinking.

But it's rare when I'm not carrying. And, yes, I do carry in church, and I've had to warn the doctor before I took my shirt off. (It certainly wasn't to advise him of my massively chiseled abs!)

 

[Archangel M]

I carry more often than not, but sometimes; especially during the summer, when Im wearing shorts and a T, the hassle of having to conceal it or the necessity of wearing an "off duty duty belt" with all the "I a cop so don't freak out" stuff on it makes it not worth the hassle.

Never take it drinking.

 

[VegasM4]

I'm a Cop and I ALWAYS carry off duty.Whether I'm in a casino, shopping at the mall,at church,camping in the mountains, or even working out in my garage gym...I am armed.We lost a Police Officer from my agency this past week (who was also a friend).He was killed off duty in his own GARAGE when he was attacked by three suspects.He was able to shoot and wound one of them.All three are in custody now.Be safe.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/20/police-3-arrested-officers-death-have-gang-ties/

 

[Archangel M]

I'm a Cop and I ALWAYS carry off duty.Whether I'm in a casino, shopping at the mall,at church,camping in the mountains, or even working out in my garage gym...I am armed.We lost a Police Officer from my agency this past week (who was also a friend).He was killed off duty in his own GARAGE when he was attacked by three suspects.He was able to shoot and wound one of them.All three are in custody now.Be safe.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/20/police-3-arrested-officers-death-have-gang-ties/

These dirtbags deserve the needle.

 

[Drac]

As soon as I get my retirement badge and ID you can bet your *** I will be strapped all the time..

Got my retirement ID and badge the other day...Now I gotta trade in my Sig 626 on something a little easier to conceal...