Concealed weapon Badge

concealed carry badge display if involved in shooting

  • Bad idea

    Votes: 165 70.5%
  • Good idea

    Votes: 4 1.7%
  • would make no differnce, waste of time

    Votes: 65 27.8%

  • Total voters
    234
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Absolutely! I'm always amazed at the number of "what caliber for bear" threads. How many people really encounter bears, or are in a position to encounter them, that it's such a big deal?

Rant over.
Down here it's "washing machine at the boat launch" calibers :D:D
.22 long rifle is pretty much all you need.
If one does happen to shoot a black bear down here-it is wise to remove the tracking collar and throw it in the intracoastal. Otherwise it makes it easier to find the bear and like they say if there ain't no dead bear there ain't no crime. Now if you want to talk pig guns, I can tell you that a Browning High Power does the job nicely out of the window of a 1974 Ford Bronco. just keep shooting until he quits moving. Statute of limitations have long since run out on that little indescretion :D
 
I got one as a gag gift from my brother 20 years ago......he got a kick out of it!

Randy
 
Down here it's "washing machine at the boat launch" calibers :D:D
.22 long rifle is pretty much all you need.
If one does happen to shoot a black bear down here-it is wise to remove the tracking collar and throw it in the intracoastal. Otherwise it makes it easier to find the bear and like they say if there ain't no dead bear there ain't no crime. Now if you want to talk pig guns, I can tell you that a Browning High Power does the job nicely out of the window of a 1974 Ford Bronco. just keep shooting until he quits moving. Statute of limitations have long since run out on that little indescretion :D

Back in my 30s I knew a semi outlaw who shot a elk out of season and discovered a tracking collar. He boxed the collar up and put it on a Greyhound bus.
 
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Absolutely! I'm always amazed at the number of "what caliber for bear" threads. How many people really encounter bears, or are in a position to encounter them, that it's such a big deal?

Rant over.

The black bear population has increased dramatically. Around here it's only a matter of time before you have a bear encounter, even downtown. Every year in the fall there are stories about bears getting into people's homes and raiding the pantry.
 
CCW badges are a very bad idea. You will be investigated for impersonating a peace officer. Don't carry a CCW badge. I'm a retired CAL peace officer and have my retired badge. I do not carry it, just my endorsed ID card. A concealed weapon means CONCEALED! In over 40 ears of carrying concealed, no one has ever seen my concealed firearm.

I am now a licensed private investigator in CA. You are prohibited in this state from having a Private Investigator badge as well.
 
Just wear an FBI wind breaker. :) But seriously, what's to keep the bad guys from carrying a concealed carry badge so the cops won't shoot them?

I'm against carrying said badge, BUT, if your involved in an incident and before you have a chance to call 911, or secure your weapon BEFORE the police show up, if the responding officer arrives on scene, see's you with weapon in hand, suspect on the ground, seeing a badge on your belt MIGHT, I say MIGHT give him/her just enough pause to let you walk away under your own power. That said, they might also be looking for the COTD, and if they don't see it, might just decide to err in safety's sake and put you down.
 
CCW badges are a very bad idea. You will be investigated for impersonating a peace officer. Don't carry a CCW badge. I'm a retired CAL peace officer and have my retired badge. I do not carry it, just my endorsed ID card. A concealed weapon means CONCEALED! In over 40 ears of carrying concealed, no one has ever seen my concealed firearm.

I am now a licensed private investigator in CA. You are prohibited in this state from having a Private Investigator badge as well.

I SO agree with this, I've been carrying concealed since the early 80's, and to this day, most if not all of my family have no idea I carry.
 
Sorry, I voted and I'm not an LEO, I didn't see that fast enough, but as a CHL holder and former instructor I always thought that a concealed weapons badge held by a CHL holder is incredibly stupid and might even be insulting to show to a police officer. The State gives you an ID card. Use it and act like a grown up.
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How many actual LEOs active or retired think showing a Concealed Carry Permit badge if involved in any kind of defense shooting is a good idea.

Only way this would be a good idea, is if you carry the "concealed weapons handcuffs" with it.
 
This topic has been discussed multiple times on this forum. I'm not aware of anyone ever saying it was a good idea. How many times are we going to have this discussion?

Lots more times.

If we only talked about each topic once and never again the forum would soon run out of topics and shut down for lack of use.

By the way, I think 40 S&W is the best caliber for self defense and no more time and money should be wasted manufacturing 9mm or 45 acp.

Now that that's settled, lets move on.
 
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Want to carry a badge? No problem, follow these simple steps:
1 - fill out application
2 - take written exam
3 - take physical exam
4 - submit personal integrity form
5 - submit to background investigation
6 - take polygraph
7 - take medical exam
8 - take psych exam
9 - get interviewed
10 - receive job offer, if you made it this far
11 - 18 weeks of academy training
12 - graduation day, here's your badge...and good luck, your going to need it

If your not willing to follow these simple steps, then leave the badges to those that are and the kids.
I have met a few officers that must have cheated on #8 or they they changed after they got he job.
 
Lots more times.

If we only talked about each topic once and never again the forum would soon run out of topics and shut down for lack of use.

By the way, I think 40 S&W is the best caliber for self defense and no more time and money should be wasted manufacturing 9mm or 45 acp.

Yeah, but can I shoot Plus P in that?
 
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