Why shouldn qualified law enforcement officers carry weapons off-duty?
Don’t hold all law enforcement officers accountable for the actions of 1 person. There are good and bad people in all professions are there not? This is America, the greatest country on the face of this earth. If you don’t like the idea of US Law Enforcement Officers carrying weapons off-duty, remember when you write your congressman or senator that it is a law enforcment officer and the US military who carry guns, that fight for your freedom ensure that your rights are protected. It is the law enforcement officer keeping the streets safe of crime. Guns have been keeping america free and fighting the new war on terror. For those who say the US Marshals who have been around for over 200 years, are not real law enforcement officers you should visit http://www.usmarshals.gov/history/index.html GovExec.com reader Posted June 16, 2005 1:46 PM 10373 The question of whether off-duty law enforcement officers protect public citizens is questionable. Several of these shootings have taken place w