[Tupelo]

Listening to the Pinal County (AZ) Sheriff’s dispatch on the scanner the other night, I heard the dispatcher issue a “Hot” call for a man with a shotgun in one of the more urban areas of the county. You could almost hear the adrenalin rising as the different units rushed to the scene. Running “Code”. Probably 4 -6 cars. Within 3-5 minutes a Sargeant called to tell them to take no further action, there was no indication the man was threatening anyone and just carrying a firearm is not illegal.

Common sense is one of the perks of living in Arizona.
Concealed carry. Open carry. No one really cares.
Brandishing a firearm in a threatening manner might get you killed though.

[NonValueAdded]

Yeah, but in those 3 to 5 minutes there was a high probability that something could have gone tragically wrong.

[MaxMax]

I had a personal incident with a road rager who was trying to force me off the road. Maniac.
Dispatch told me to pull over and wait for the police, and I informed dispatch
that should the individual attack me or my property that I would use deadly force
with extreme prejudice to protect both, and I was not going to pull over. Finally
an officer flagged me over to a side street and they got the maniac, arrested him,
and question me for about 10-seconds. One question, where was my firearm. I calmly said
on my right hip. Ok sir, thank you. No more questions needed, you are free to go.

The police were all hyped up and there four cars around me and three on the maniac.
Yea, I thought about an over reaction from the officers as they knew I was armed.
Fortunately the most professional of them confronted me.

Most people can overreact when calling in somebody with a firearm and could possibly lie
about the circumstance. As in your case it's refreshing to hear about a professional
officer handling that situation with tact. Most officers are/act professional.