Auditors bring attention to this fact and if the police stopped acting like a criminal gang then there’d be nothing for the auditors to do, am I right? Absolutely.
As for open carry ….. there is a difference between open carry with a Glock 19 on your hip and walking into a Walmart with an AR or AK. I’m trained that when I see something on someone’s hip or ‘printing’ under their shirt I pay attention to it. 95% of the time it’s an iPhone. Sometimes it’s not.
Most people are so oblivious that they wouldn’t notice if you or I were walking down the aisle with a 1911. But they would notice you walking into the store with a rifle. The rights are the same. I get that.
But even a little courtesy to your fellow man, goes a long way.
“But even a little courtesy to your fellow man, goes a long way.”
Courtesy is not a one-way street.
And if open carry is legal (as it is in a growing number of places) then the umbris of courtesy lies with those who object to lawful behavior.
I visited a buddy of mine in Vermont some years ago and he had a Kimber .45 on his hip and a Remington 700 SPS slung. We went to a local café and there were local cops present at one table and state troopers at another.
No one gave my buddy a second glance.
Now if Wal Mart wants to ban open carry they can. That’s their right. But if it’s allowed then it’s allowed and the umbris of courtesy falls on those who would object.