“There used to be a time when law enforcement in this country weren’t afraid of a citizen with a weapon. They were confident in their abilities to do their jobs even given the numbers of citizens who openly carried” yeah since WHEN. COPS have ALWAYS been Gun-Grabbin PUSSIES!
I don’t think that’s true in all cases. There are some LEOs, the ones in my town for example, who aren’t the macho assault troop sort. A few of them even carry revolvers.
A couple have even been in my basement where I practice my ‘hobby’ (once when I was away and my wife had them search the house when the alarm went off). Had this been up North somewhere you’d have seen an article where some gun nut’s ‘arsenal’ had been seized. It’s been 2 years since that time and nary a word from them. I don’t wanna say ‘Mayberry’ but it is reminiscent.