Jody Hudson
New member
Thanks for the REALITY check DT Guy!
I am a long time acquaintance with two undercover law enforcement folks and long time friends with several more LEOs who are always armed. This discussion has encouraged me to speak to, call and write to each of them. The summation of the response is that the same people who are not aware enough of the gun and where it is and how it can be discerned; are similar to the people who have negligent discharges and call them accidental.
The situation is one of different degrees of negligence. I know I have been guilty of negligence in some areas as well; spelling, driving, walking at night without really maintaining a high awareness, not washing fruit… but I seek always to not do it again. Different areas of responsibility and/or negligence have different levels of repercussions and dangers.
In another area, to put this into a prospective to one many are guilty of; is not looking both ways when going through a green light or running a yellow light without knowing the consequences. I worked at busy intersections for several months, all over the country. Negligent green light runners were constantly, at every light, hit by negligent yellow light or red light runners. Some died.
Showing a concealed gun may not always be deadly dangerous; but for my two long term acquaintances in deep cover… it probably is. For civilians and regular police who show a concealed gun it is usually a matter of embarrassment.
OR, as one cop I've known since first grade, who has worked all over America and some parts overseas; as that person put it, there are a small portion of CCW holders who want people to know they are “holding” as a show of masculinity or a show that they may be a cop… that person had disdain for those who show.
Personally, I think it is just one more area for a CCW holder to stay alert all the time to self... and self appearance in all ways... as well as surroundings.
I am a long time acquaintance with two undercover law enforcement folks and long time friends with several more LEOs who are always armed. This discussion has encouraged me to speak to, call and write to each of them. The summation of the response is that the same people who are not aware enough of the gun and where it is and how it can be discerned; are similar to the people who have negligent discharges and call them accidental.
The situation is one of different degrees of negligence. I know I have been guilty of negligence in some areas as well; spelling, driving, walking at night without really maintaining a high awareness, not washing fruit… but I seek always to not do it again. Different areas of responsibility and/or negligence have different levels of repercussions and dangers.
In another area, to put this into a prospective to one many are guilty of; is not looking both ways when going through a green light or running a yellow light without knowing the consequences. I worked at busy intersections for several months, all over the country. Negligent green light runners were constantly, at every light, hit by negligent yellow light or red light runners. Some died.
Showing a concealed gun may not always be deadly dangerous; but for my two long term acquaintances in deep cover… it probably is. For civilians and regular police who show a concealed gun it is usually a matter of embarrassment.
OR, as one cop I've known since first grade, who has worked all over America and some parts overseas; as that person put it, there are a small portion of CCW holders who want people to know they are “holding” as a show of masculinity or a show that they may be a cop… that person had disdain for those who show.
Personally, I think it is just one more area for a CCW holder to stay alert all the time to self... and self appearance in all ways... as well as surroundings.