One of my neighbors is a former Detroit cop. He says moving to this tiny (150 people) town has really changed his perspective.
In Detroit he learned to see every armed person as a potential threat. Here he learned that virtually no gun is a threat. He says that his opinion on open carry has changed in favor as well.
We closed our local police department less than a year after he came here and he’s no longer a cop but says that all rookie cops should spend some time as a small town cop.
I grew up in a good old-fashioned neighborhood where tradition held that young men (now women) became first responders, like firemen, police officers — or by joining the military. These people, who are still dear friends, firmly believed in the Constitution when they joined up and still do. Of course some people given a badge and gun (power) will abuse that power, but my experience shows this is not the case for the vast majority of law enforcement officers and military.