Non-law enforcement people usually arm themselves for their own defense or that of their family. As being licensed to carry does not make one a cop, it is generally advised not to try being a hero and stopping a crime in progress.
There was a incident from Monday in Dayton, Ohio, where this was not the case.
CPL holder and off-duty cop intervene in a drug deal gone bad.
Full story: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news...respond-to-reported-shootout-in-dayton/nk4Mq/
I could see intervening in very limited circumstances (i.e. an officer is disabled and being beaten to death, etc), but it would seem you would be opening a big can of liability issues acting as a wannabe cop.
There was a incident from Monday in Dayton, Ohio, where this was not the case.
CPL holder and off-duty cop intervene in a drug deal gone bad.
An off-duty police officer and a male CCW permit holder, who were in the area to check on the commotion, confronted one of the fleeing groups. One of two people in this group threw down a firearm, which police later seized.
“Both the off-duty officer and the CCW permit holder confronted both of these subjects as they were walking away. One did have a gun in his hand. (The off-duty officer and the CCW Permit holder) gave them orders to get down on the ground. At which point, they fled,”
Full story: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news...respond-to-reported-shootout-in-dayton/nk4Mq/
I could see intervening in very limited circumstances (i.e. an officer is disabled and being beaten to death, etc), but it would seem you would be opening a big can of liability issues acting as a wannabe cop.