Yeah I plan on furthering my handgun education soon with professional or experienced shooters and defense courses even though I did qualify with my issued weapon for my job and have previous shooting experience with the .38. You're never done learning!

I'll have to check up on that book, thanks Old Cop and thank you for your service as a LEO.

ALSO, can anyone tell me what a "Gold Star" open carry state means? I am assuming it is the best kind of open carry state but what is the criteria? This is just to satisfy curiosity as I don't plan to open carry off-duty. Open Carry | OpenCarry.org