Andrew,

That may very well be, but I will be having ongoing conversation with him to help him understand it. I think he is a very good officer and there is no need to go beyond what I will do. I understand that they need to understand that it is legal to carry in that manner and I am choosing to hand off this information to him.


Thank you for the replies. If he asks another question regarding the issue I will be posting again.

Please point out the open hatred towards officer in this thread or anywhere on this board.

You'll have difficulty because that is extremely rare and generally not tolerated. In fact quite a few of the people posting on this board are LEOs themselves. And generally we all understand it's a very difficult and dangerous job.

What you will see criticized is bone-headed errors or "holier-than-thou" attitudes that a few individuals in this line of work do have.

In this case you're getting the reaction you are because your friend apparently has a very fundamental misunderstanding of how our legal system works. And for someone whose job it is to enforce that legal system, that's a rather dangerous and scary thing for those of us on the other side of that badge.

I'm sure he's a great guy. Probably be good to have a beer with and maybe even takes his kids to church. But the comments are aimed at his knowledge of the very system he is supposed to enforce, that's all.

I would like to say that I made a mistake in posting this thread. Had I known that simply listing the word officer would cause such a ruckus I would have never posted. I also made the mistake of mentioning he thought it illegal to open carry. Due to my being tired, I decided to send him the thread. I will willingly take the shit storm that I myself created.

I am disappointed in the open hatred and name calling towards the officers that make our communities safer.


My friend is a tremendous officer and I think you all need to know this. He puts his vest and uniform on every day not knowing if he will make it home. I certainly am not man enough to take on the responsibility that he does. He makes the community he lives in, safer for all those living there. He is courageous and we should all be thankful for that.

I would like to say that I made a mistake in posting this thread.

Had I known that simply listing the word officer would cause such a ruckus I would have never posted. I also made the mistake of mentioning he thought it illegal to open carry. Due to my being tired, I decided to send him the thread. I will willingly take the shit storm that I myself created.

I am disappointed in the open hatred and name calling towards the officers that make our communities safer.

My friend is a tremendous officer and I think you all need to know this.

He puts his vest and uniform on every day not knowing if he will make it home.

I certainly am not man enough to take on the responsibility that he does. He makes the community he lives in, safer for all those living there. He is courageous and we should all be thankful for that.

maybe i was making generalizations about the thoughts of officers in typical forum settings. Once again, tired while posting. I did go through and read the posts again, the post name calling and open hatred was a tad over the top. Thank you for kindly setting me straight. I apologize for the false accusation

We all make mistakes. Yet, it shows much about your character how we react to critique. We all hope that your friend hears what you say and takes it to heart and learns from it. Good luck with your discussion.