sadly though, police must carry when off duty. They're big targets for the street thug who got let out with short sentences or probation...
I agree completely. I looked into buying a house from a San Diego PD cop in Mira Mesa in 1983. He simple could not handle living in the same community that he was assigned to police. He was constantly running into people that he had handled in the process of his duties as a LEO.
I support concealed carry for law abiding citizens including cops. We all have to live in communities with miscreants walking the streets. The bad guys outnumber the cops. The first two parties at a crime scene are the victim and the criminal. The cop shows up some time later....if at all.