Some States and many County and local Government REQUIRE their Police to carry at all times. Especially smaller and rural areas where you may be on call at all times. I have bashed the Police often on this forum (for excessive shootings) but in this case the store was wrong PERIOD.
“Some States and many County and local Government REQUIRE their Police to carry at all times. Especially smaller and rural areas where you may be on call at all times. I have bashed the Police often on this forum (for excessive shootings) but in this case the store was wrong PERIOD.”
While I am no fan of the cops, your comments are correct. Also, I find this “on duty” business strange for a police chief. They are management, and I would think that they are “on duty” 24/7. I know here in California a LEO is “on duty” any time they choose to be, and anywhere in the State irrespective of whether or not they are actually in their jurisdiction. If they see a crime being committed, they can and are supposed to act.
Agree completely, and especially in uniform whether off duty or not.
Around here no cop is ever completely off duty either.