All you need is your CCW card in case police want proof. Badges can go to peoples heads and make them thing they have more power than they do. I don't want people to know I carry. By the way in Oklahoma you can now open carry.
Hey OP , you were asked a very specific question, "How many bad guys have you gone up against?".
I think it a fair and relevant question. You come in here playing the expert we’d like to see your curriculum vitae.
With out it this is just a bunch of hot air
does anyone have the answer??
does one need to show a concealed carry weapons permit to even purchase such a badge??
i seen them at a gun show for sale but didn't bother asking about it so i don't know if anyone could just buy one? but now this topic is here and it got me wondering ......thanks to anyone has an answer in advance
does anyone have the answer??
does one need to show a concealed carry weapons permit to even purchase such a badge??
i seen them at a gun show for sale but didn't bother asking about it so i don't know if anyone could just buy one? but now this topic is here and it got me wondering ......thanks to anyone has an answer in advance
Any one carry one? I here that it could cause more trouble than it might solve. Any LEO's have an opinion?
Since the badge has no authority or force of law backing it, I strongly doubt you would have to show anything other than your money to purchase one. Frankly, to me they are nothing more than a toy for children. Or maybe a target if someone was dumb enough to try to use one to apprehend a criminal.
Perhaps someone will soon market "I have a concealed carry Permit" T shirts.
There are many laws, but there is no legal limit to stupidity.
Wouldn't that be somewhat like wearing a bullseye and advertisng for someone to shoot you? Not too stealthy!
Wouldn't that be somewhat like wearing a bullseye and advertisng for someone to shoot you? Not too stealthy!
Excellent suggestion; when ordering the t-shirt the fool would have the option of words on the front and bullseye on the back or vica verca!
Perhaps someone will soon market "I have a concealed carry Permit" T shirts.
There are many laws, but there is no legal limit to stupidity.
.I've read through many post on this subject. I own a handgun and have recently gone through the CHL class. The reason for getting a permit varies from person to person. Business, pleasure, disability, family, home, etc. Here's a reason why I'm looking into buying a badge. It's the same reason I've thought about buying one of those fake "FBI" or "CSI" hoodies. My hobby puts me out in the public at all hours of the day. Sometimes very late and very early in the morning. I have been approached a few times by prostitutes, and "others" you don't want to turn your back on. My hobby takes my attention off my surroundings and I can't be focused 100% on who's walking up to me.
I'm not saying that I want to announce that I'm carrying a weapon, I want to announce a "QUESTION" to whomever might be thinking about walking up to me. I want the "bad and seedy" persons to avoid me. Regular folks probably would feel safer knowing that there's a "deterrent" for bad persons in the area. It's the same reason people "feel" safer when there's a security or police officer patrolling an area.
I don't want to pose as an officer, etc. And that's the "CON" side to this badge carry. I don't want "GOOD" persons coming up to me either asking me questions. But if I have a choice, I'd rather a "good" person vs a "bad" approach me. Their intentions are the key factor.
Which brings me to the point of why I'd carry a badge. A "bad" person might look and see a badge hanging from my neck and "KNOW" to stay away. A "BAD" person looks for signs that might get them caught. But the flip side is, you also become a target for that nut who thinks your a police "type" of officer. In my life, I see more pluses to wearing one when I'm doing my hobby. But for general everyday carry, the badge would probably not be needed.
It honestly depends on where and what you are doing. And why you need one.
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