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rmr1923 wrote:UPS finally delivered my badge yesterday... came with a complementary pair of Colt revolvers and spurs

I'm OP so I call this the best post of this thread!!

Probably my fault the term "permit" was started on this thread. I used "permit" as this is what I have seen on the pictures of badges on this website, "Concealed Weapons Permit." While we Texans are issued licenses, I don't really know what they are called in Nevada.
As far as being special, I feel CHLees are special. We take full advantage of our constitutional rights and responsibilities. There are some who go through life and don't vote, try to avoid jury duty, don't know what their representative's views are, and many times don't even watch the evening news. As CHLees, we participate in the American experience. I think we are closer, in thought, to our founding fathers than the average citizen. No worry if we are not treated "special," neither were they. We just try to make sure that as citizens, we stand head and shoulders above the citizens of most of the world. You know, we are special.

I’m certainly no lawyer either. But it seems that if you displayed a badge that said, “Police Officer,” or “Sheriff’s Deputy” you maybe asking for trouble, but “Concealed Weapons Permit” certainly is not impersonating an officer of the law. Even if the badge were not merely “flashed” but actually allowed for inspection, I think the employee having seen a badge may have given it more credence.
You know, for that matter, if he had shown his actually concealed carry permit, that may have been enough to at least hear what Eric had to say after that. What if Eric motions the employee over for a closer look and shows him his permit? I assume Nevada has a photo on theirs as we do. Unless the employee knows the official policy of his company is to not allow concealed carry, the employee may be satisfied. I assume some would.
Now, am I taking the chance? Nope, call me out and I’m done. I may be back to speak to the manager personally, but that would be another visit.

Impersonating a police officer? I’ve never seen a sworn officer carry a badge that said “Concealed Weapons Permit.” And in the scenario, he doesn’t say anything, he just flashes the badge and keeps going about his business.

I just finished reading the 55 page thread on the Eric Scott shooting in Nevada. I thought it more appropriate to play “what if” in a different thread. I know there were mistakes made on both sides. I also know that if I were confronted by Costco employees and called out about an exposed concealed weapon, I would leave… immediately. I know we have all engaged in a bit of levity when it comes to the issue of concealed carry badges. But…

what if…

when Eric Scott was confronted about his concealed carry firearm showing, he had merely pulled out a concealed carry badge, flashed it to the employee and went about his business without saying a word. Is it likely that the employee would have assumed, “oh, he has a badge, it must be okay.”

Again, I am not advocating this as we don’t know what the employee would assume, but I can’t help but wonder if one of those silly badges, that we have joked about here, wouldn’t have saved Eric’s life since he was not inclined to just leave as we have been told to do.