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Originally Posted by Lawguns  Easy solution, Conceal your weapon. |
Wrong.
Introduce yourself to your local cops. Know them. Treat them as a friend and neighbor. It's not us vs. them, friends vs. enemies.
I don't OC to "prove a point" to anyone as has been said in a few threads here. I OC because I enjoy it, and I know when it isn't proper to OC somewhere that I am liable to cause a ruckus by the mere sight of a firearm. I have no reason to hide it, though.
If you wish to CC all the time, that is perfectly fine by me. The most important thing is that you carry. To me, OC vs. CC discussions boil down to me complaining about what make or model of holster you use. It doesn't matter - Carry and carry safely. That is all.
I do expect to be asked by a LEO at some point in the future if I have an LTCH, and that is fine by me because most people only see firearms stored in a closet, under the bed or pointed at their nose as they are being mugged or their business is being robbed. People need to see more guns being carried by more law-abiding individuals so that they aren't scared of the sight of them and they can feel somewhat comforted that there may be someone nearby to help them out if a bad situation occurs.
Carry and carry safely, but carry.
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Originally Posted by Lawguns Now if you take the gun out of the equation that is another story. Then we are talking about a consensual encounter. If the police stop to talk to you and ask you your name and DOB there is nothing making you tell them if they have no reason to stop you. But before you say FU and walk away you better know you did not break even the most minor of city ordinances like J-walking or failing to carry proper hack license, or failing to have the proper bleach water solution to poor on the ground when your working horse in the mile square downtown goes pee. If you have even appeared to violate one of those inane laws that you have no clue about and cops relish, then guess what? You or your friend with that bad attitude thinking I don’t have to talk to the police is going to jail for resist on a good day and the Wishard emergency room on the bad day. |
See my earlier comment about making friend with your local PD. It's not about having a friend so that I can get away with something that another person can't, it's so the LEOs know who I am and that I am a person of good character.
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Originally Posted by Lawguns I will finish by saying, you should be happy that the police stopped you and checked your ID. You were doing nothing wrong and went on your way. I would rather the police stopped me 10 times a day to make sure I was a law abiding citizen then they did not stop the person that was breaking into my house or robbing a bank or raping my wife because they did not want to offend your EGO. |
I'm never happy being stopped by the police (hasn't happened in more than 13 years now) because I am a law-abiding citizen, and if they have to stop and check my ID then I am just wasting their time when they could be catching the bad guy that you mentioned.
BTW, if I'm home, that bad guy won't be making it back out the window he came in. That's not an empty threat, that's training.
Once again, it doesn't matter how you and I carry, carry and carry safely.