"A Cautionary Tale for CCW Permit Carriers" describes an actual event in which an armed citizen could well have killed a plainclothes officer by mistake or been killed by a uniformed officer who arrived on the scene.

Some good lessons here.

Monkey At A Typewriter said...: Something everybody that intends to carry should consider! We hear stories about trained personnel making mistakes during an incident. Knowing that it is difficult to react properly during such a crisis makes it imperative we train seriously and use the best judgment we can, especially now with these freedoms under fire from those that are essentially afraid of firearms. How can you defend your right to bear arms if citizens are accused of improper reactions? I think the only real wrong the CC here did was in fleeing the scene. He had legitimate reasons for assisting in what most certainly looked like an assault in progress. The off-duty officer should never have gone for his badge. Tunnel vision for both of them almost got him killed over some stolen purses.; 14 December, 2019 23:04