Mark asks about cops carrying their guns off duty.
I was a big city cop from the late 60's to early 90's, doing
work that had me traveling to other big cities, giving me a
bit of knowledge how other departments work.
Procedure varies, but in this case they're all alike.
So here's the gun rule as I know it. First, departments
cannot make their cops carry guns off duty. What they can do,
is make it policy that should you see police action need be
taken, you must act. (cops have been fired for failing to do
so)
Therefore, 99 and 44 hundred percent of cops carry their
weapons off duty. It's not that they're showing off, or
trying to act the big shot, only that it makes good common
sense.
May I add. When off duty, cops will act if something serious
should happen in front of them, say a purse snatching, like
that. But a traffic accident, or say a bar fight--no way. It
just isn't worth it. Better to put a call into
communications, and let nature take its course. Of course you
identify yourself, in case you should be needed as a
witness.
Charlie Taylorville, IL
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