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Old 08-24-2012, 03:28 PM   #46
Rerun
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Originally Posted by Stay Golden View Post
If a cop is off duty, why the need for a gun. I have 3 family members on who are on the CPS 2 of them are detectives and my cousin Mike most of you see speaking on the news time to time. Like I said none of them carry a gun off duty. They have a badge, always yes. The guns go into lockup before they leave, according to what I have been told when asked that question in the past.
I read the OP article but, was this off duty officer on his police bike or his own? I still question his decision to be packing a gun.
I thought I heard somewhere that in some jurisdictions, off duty cops in the USA, are required to carry their firearm.

Maybe I'm wrong though.
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