The back story: met my soon to be new wife at the place we train about 10 years ago. I've been there for 20+ years. One of her contemporaries there, and a very cool guy and friend, is a Mass State Trooper.
The future Mrs. L. got her LTC, because I can be quite convincing, and she's very smart, and is paying attention to the shiite going on with regard to our trying times, and the prevalence of negative LEO and citizen encounters. She asked Trooper X about disarming citizens during routine encounters. His default is to disarm the LTC holder of their weapon until he verifies that they are not 'a bad guy', after which he'll promptly return their weapon. My counter is that I'd rather not relinquish my 2nd and 4th amendment rights, and my weapon, until I know that the LEO involved is not a 'bad guy'. Crickets ...
She's coming around, and Trooper X is in for an ear full ...
The future Mrs. L. got her LTC, because I can be quite convincing, and she's very smart, and is paying attention to the shiite going on with regard to our trying times, and the prevalence of negative LEO and citizen encounters. She asked Trooper X about disarming citizens during routine encounters. His default is to disarm the LTC holder of their weapon until he verifies that they are not 'a bad guy', after which he'll promptly return their weapon. My counter is that I'd rather not relinquish my 2nd and 4th amendment rights, and my weapon, until I know that the LEO involved is not a 'bad guy'. Crickets ...
She's coming around, and Trooper X is in for an ear full ...
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