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>> The state has pressured cops into getting permits.

Don't think that's necessarily bad. It's pretty much a free ride for them anyway, and some in the US Congress think they (and in some cases only they) oughta have conceal carry in every state with no permit needed.

But as long as we are required to apply for and buy a permit to carry, I have absolutely no problem with that being a requirement for everybody, with all of the usual disqualifying factors as well. Might well have prevented that murder/suicide involving the Tacoma police chief a few weeks ago. No, probably not. He coulda got a gun the way other criminals do. All those restrictions and hurdles only affect those of us who wish to remain law abiding.

Bloat & cache, thankfully, remains legal here.

Dave in Eugene

Sorry, but I disagree. All I had to do was take a stupid class (which was actually waived for me), and I get my permit forever.

My friends in law enforcement have to qualify on the range every three to six months. They are eminently more qualified, and their badge and cop card (cops have to fulfill certain continuing ed requirements and they get a card) are more than enough to qualify them to carry.

I know many cops who have carried regularly in other states, and even those who were (and still are) encouraged to carry on the commuter train service into New York city, which is unbelieveably illegal.

Come to think of it, the Metro North Police are a branch of the NY State Police who have jurisdiction on Metro North property in Connecticut. I wonder if they have carry permits. Postal inspectors? FBI agents in-state? Secret Service? ATF? All of the other alphabet soup agencies?