(Spike @ Apr. 07 2007,11:07)
Implying I was threat when I am legally holding a permit to carry goes completely against the grain of the intended law. We don't get a permit issued if we have threatening behavior in our background. You don't get a permit simply by asking for one. The state puts you through quite a process and they place a responsibility on you when they issue that permit. If anything it should give him a better sense of security that I am legally able to have the responsibility of carrying.
I am going to have to chime in and agree %110 on this one. I trust people who carry legally more than I trust people who do not. I wonder why this police officer felt different, I thought that was natural?
Can anyone in Law Enforcement give any insight on this?[/Quote]
I'm not a LEO, but I will chime in. I know the process of obtaining a permit and a clean background is required. But, who knows where a permit holder is coming from at any given time. Just because someone holds a permit does not mean they are still an angel. The holder could have just killed his exwife and her family (just an example, no flaming please). The LEO just doesn't know. As mentioned earlier, I will gladly surrender my weapon during a traffic stop. I certainly don't want the officer viewing me as a threat and capping me because I kept my piece but decided to scratch my butt.