Not really. I avoid the bad places but it doesn't hurt to keep something handy until I'm as rich as Rosie O'Donnell and can afford my own private armed bodyguards while yelling about how evil guns are.
Example, I went shopping at the Winn Dixie yesterday. I had my Bersa .380 pistol in my right front pocket and a spare mag in my rear left pocket. No big deal but it was there IF needed.
"We appreciate all the hard work you've done, the dedicated hours you have worked, and the lives you have saved. However, since this is your third time being late to work, we are terminating your employment here."
For the purposes of this conversation we are speaking of carrying out-of-state while off-duty. Off-duty carry within one's own state is not a problem.
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Sorry for the confusion. I was refering to the origional post about a guy who is a Special Police Officer from Boston getting arrested, in Boston, for carrying off duty, in Boston. I wasn't discussing the merits of the law allowing out of state carry. Sorry for not being more clear.
Sorry for the confusion. I was refering to the origional post about a guy who is a Special Police Officer from Boston getting arrested, in Boston, for carrying off duty, in Boston. I wasn't discussing the merits of the law allowing out of state carry. Sorry for not being more clear.
I believe I speak for everyone here sir, when I say, to Hell with our orders.
-Lieutenant Commander Data
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I'm ALWAYS armed off duty. Don't think I could ever have a job saying I can't carry off duty. I already have a difficult time with working unarmed security or with an ambulance or fire/rescue company where I'm tild I can't have a weapon on duty but I deal with it. I'd be damned if they say I can't go strapped while walking the street or going shopping.
Off-Duty Police Officer Killed In Gun Fight
The officer was off-duty but armed. The incident serves to remind us that carrying a sidearm off-duty does not make us impervious to the consequences of deadly force situations.
I believe I speak for everyone here sir, when I say, to Hell with our orders.
-Lieutenant Commander Data
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Off-Duty Police Officer Killed In Gun Fight
The officer was off-duty but armed. The incident serves to remind us that carrying a sidearm off-duty does not make us impervious to the consequences of deadly force situations.
I don't assume I'm impervious but I like having the option to defend myself should it become necessary.
I don't assume I'm impervious but I like having the option to defend myself should it become necessary.
The account relates that the two exchanged words before the shooting. Could the concealed gun that the officer was carrying have created a false sense of security that emboldened him to talk back? Who knows? However, when one is defenseless, they usually avoid escalating the situation at all costs. It's possible that he may not have been killed if he hadn't had that gun.
Security: Freedom from fear; danger; safe; a feeling of well-being. (Webster's)
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