One night while walking my beat in DC, I came across an old man who was packing a pistol.
During the conversation that followed, he said something that I’ve never forgotten,
“I’d rather you catch me with it than them young bucks catch me without it.”
After making sure no one was watching, I handed it back to him.
Good on you.
How long ago was that and what percentages of officers shared your thinking?
Wasn’t me. Back in the day when I was much younger and packing a Walther PPK when in town. - literally dropped in a tux after an evening at the National. (“Agrippina” for fellow Handel fans.). But same response.