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Cleita

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8. I was told this by LA's finest and I don't think they are lying.

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 03:39 AM

Dec 2012

Maybe my words aren't exact and I was paraphrasing but their meaning was very clear. Their jobs would be much easier if they could arrest and let's say make an arrest stick on a perp before a crime was committed by them just carrying a weapon they had no permit for or reason to by carrying. The way things are, they can't do anything about gang members until they commit a crime and then some one is either injured or dead by that time. Then they can make an arrest that the DA will press charges on.

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So what should our Police Think [View all] AldoLeopold Dec 2012 OP

I had cops tell me the same thing. Cleita Dec 2012 #1

Who are you that speaks such reason on these forums? AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #4

They can arrest a criminal illegally carrying a weapon and should ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #5

So you admit they have a dilemma, hence the need for the gun to be used in Cleita Dec 2012 #6

No dilemma. Carrying alone is a prima facie crime under those circumstances ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #7

I was told this by LA's finest and I don't think they are lying. Cleita Dec 2012 #8

Then I have to believe you misunderstood ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #9

I was kinda just making a simple point AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #11

Unless you have a hunting and fishing license, yes. PDJane Dec 2012 #2

Because we pay and honor police to protect us AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #3

It sounds like the sheep dog, the sheep and the wolf analogy I've heard from LEOs. freshwest Dec 2012 #10