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tallmike

Actually, wouldn't this incident be evidence that you don't need to carry on your person? Just having it available to him in his vehicle was enough, this time.

I don't advocate leaving your gun in the car but to say that this is evidence that you should always carry on your person is incorrect.

tallmike:
My own opinion, and I believe the majority opinion of the forum members, is to strongly disagree with your opinion that carrying onbody is an
incorrect way to use your 2A rights.

The HPD LEO in this case happened to be darned lucky that he was able to travel a significant distance out to his vehicle to get his gun.

The concept of armed self defense should include the ability to draw your weapon quickly, and ready to fire.

Things go south fast when there are criminals around. Since you don't believe onbody carry is very important, do you also believe that you
should leave your magazine separate from your gun? Do you have a semi-auto, but you don't have one in the pipe? After all, you have plenty
of time to work the slide when danger approaches <irony>.

Being armed means you are ready to engage immediately, not on some slower timetable that you envision to be OK, but the bad guy is not
on your page.

Carry 24/7, onbody, with one in the pipe, and backup ammo. That's how most of us roll.

SIA

"Off Duty HPD Shoots Man With Knife"????

Wouldn't the HPD officer have to use a handgun? :-)

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A very troubling facet of this incident is that the LEO had to go out to his car to get his weapon.

He probably had to do that since he had disarmed while out at the nightclub with his relatives,
presumably drinking alcohol.

So in a sense he did the right thing. But it just goes to show you that ONBODY carry is critical
to being able to defend yourself/others in a timely fashion.

SIA