I’ve wondered for years why PDs everywhere are so casual with gun safety i.e. not using a clearing barrel to clear their weapons, stowing weapons in desk drawers and clothing lockers. And using a personal rifle on duty? What’s up with that?
In some jurisdictions, law enforcement officers are allowed to carry personal rifles while on duty.
Even when long guns are stored in a cruiser’s locked trunk, criminals break in.
Our department once had shotguns in a vertical locked bracket. I thought that was a major deterrent, but was replaced with electronic devices over the years.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Police officers are around weapons everyday for many hours.
It just another tool in their tool box.
Most are not gun people.