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Lets talk about flashing concealed firearms …a lot of posters here are blaming Scott for being “made” but I gotta tell you, in 30+ years as a firearms instructor, the most prevalent “flashers” of concealed firearms are COPS.

I see them everywhere, especially in places like the People Republik of Jersey where there IS no CCW law. I’ve ridden motorcycles with off duty cops whose sidearm’s were exposed by their t-shirts billowing in the wind. Sucks but true, the badge on their belt next to it is enough to keep the troopers at bay.

I see them in the BANK, at the restaurants, at playgrounds and the mall…usually FAT, in black T-shirts, with the “gun wiggle” squirming and constant adjustments going on, because with an “inside the pants” holster and a full size duty weapon, the blubber has to be displaced somewhere. Painfully obvious to the skilled observer.

No, these are not CCW holders, they are cops, their BADGES print worse than their guns. CCW holders are more discreet than that.

Funny thing, I’ve NEVER seen ANYONE get upset over it. I’ve seen unformed cops walk up to perfect strangers and whisper “you cop?” when they see a weapon….a whisper in the ear, a light touch on their elbow or bicep, so as not to stress the situation. Usually it’s just a quick nod of acknowledgement between them, “juss checkin’ “ and its over.

And that’s when its serious….usually its just a discreet “hey buddy?” while pointing to your own waistband, the universal “fix your shit”, about as serious as telling a guy his fly is down.

Its never been an issue because “good guys” usually recognize each other. Like Soldiers or Marines on liberty in civilian clothes, we know who’s who. Cleancut, 20-40, straight looking, square, non-hipsters. I cant tell you how many DOZENS of times I’ve seen one armed man subtly acknowledge another armed man, with no stress or chaos. And again, the WORST offenders, the most easily “made” guys, in my experience have always been COPS.

And most “civilians” assume any clean cut blue eyed blonde headed white guy with a bulge that LOOKS like a gun, is probably a cop. I’ve noticed firearms, I’ve noticed OTHER PEOPLE NOTICE firearms, and I’ve never NEVER EVER seen anyone get their panties in a bunch over it, unless its completely out and in their hand.

I always preach that carrying a firearm also means carrying enormous RESPONSIBILITIES with it. None of my students take it lightly.
I used to train my civilian concealed carry students to “dress like a detective” as often as possible when armed. Sport coat, slacks, decent shoes, no funky hairdos, shiny Guido suits, no jewelry, no stupid hipster-ism rag-tag nonesense.

If you look like shit-head, you just might get treated one, so if your gonna be armed, dress like your grandfather going to church. That way, when the responding officer arrives at the scene of your self defense shooting, he’s more inclined to keep his hand on his HOLSTERED sidearm while he shouts “Sir, don’t move, tell me whats going on!” rather than simply opening fire on your sloppy criminal-looking ass as his first move

So what the f*&k happened with Scott? From his picture he certainly LOOKS like the type of guy I’ve SEEN DOZENS OF TIMES get a common courtesy from UNIFORMED OFFICERS IN THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO before. Ex military, clean cut, straight non hipster white bread kind of guy. A threat factor of negative ten, WTF?.

Good god, he must have been startled, shocked, just completely overwhelmed, thinking “WTF! We’re on the same TEAM!” with his hands in the air, trying desperately to comply with an inexcusably out of control situation he had ABSOLUTLY ZERO LEGITIMATE REASON to find himself in.

We’re on the same team…

But we’re not, not any more…

I don’t know when it happened, but things are very different than 10 or even 5 years ago.

I’ve always bitched about the “Union Bums with guns”, for 30 years now. But I always assumed it was the minority that made things so bad, I never believed they were a super majority of officers, but I’m not so sure any more.
If a guy like Scott can get blasted like that, for NOTHING, followed by such an obviously coordinated cover-up, we’re ALL in very deep shit now.

Semper Fi

P.S. to the L.E.O. apologists that will claim they’ve never seen what I describe,we had a name for you at Quantico

“Captain Oblivious”….the guy who gets his partner shot, or dies himself with a doughnut in his mouth