AL Ranger
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It's not hard to imagine the "anti-OC" group complaining about the OC of Alabama citizens as being "dangerous", but they have no problem with the OC of LEO's throughout the state.
Anyone can go to YouTube and see the actions of LEO's where accidental discharges (AD) happens in the performance of their duties. Why is it that a well-trained, armed citizen is more of a risk to the public than a "supposedly well-trained LEO"?
Most of us take our firearms, safety and shooting, seriously. Some of us have even been trained in the military. We are just as much a help to prevent crime, as a LEO. In fact, at my last reading, any Alabama citizen has the right to effect an arrest on someone committing a felony (citizens arrest). You can't do this on a misdeamor, so you better know the difference.
Maybe it would help if we had badges we could put next to our weapons that would ease the conscience of the average citizen. Maybe a golden or silver badge with the words, Open Carry Citizen, would calm their fears.
What do you think?
It's not hard to imagine the "anti-OC" group complaining about the OC of Alabama citizens as being "dangerous", but they have no problem with the OC of LEO's throughout the state.
Anyone can go to YouTube and see the actions of LEO's where accidental discharges (AD) happens in the performance of their duties. Why is it that a well-trained, armed citizen is more of a risk to the public than a "supposedly well-trained LEO"?
Most of us take our firearms, safety and shooting, seriously. Some of us have even been trained in the military. We are just as much a help to prevent crime, as a LEO. In fact, at my last reading, any Alabama citizen has the right to effect an arrest on someone committing a felony (citizens arrest). You can't do this on a misdeamor, so you better know the difference.
Maybe it would help if we had badges we could put next to our weapons that would ease the conscience of the average citizen. Maybe a golden or silver badge with the words, Open Carry Citizen, would calm their fears.
What do you think?