Got to Meet a Sheriff last night

[falcondriver]

Went to eat dinner with the family. Sitting in a crowded restaraunt, when I see a scruffy looking guy with his tshirt un tucked and barely hooked on a 1911. I tolded my brother in law to look in his direction and we agreed we should say something to him as a common courtesy to a fellow CHL owner. My comment to him was "Shirt" and his rude comment to me was I don't have to hide it cause I'm a sheriff. I automatically backed off cause nobody could see his badge. He did come back to my table and tried to smooth over the fact that he was rude to me, when I was just trying to be nice. With that being said , does a LEO have to display a badge and a gun? Just curious.

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[OldLincoln]

Around here they are supposed to carry concealed off duty. On duty is different.

[MW surveyor]

Badges? We don't need no sink'in badges.

[downtownv]

I don't care who you are..... rude doesn't cut it!

[ltxi]

I don't care who you are..... rude doesn't cut it!

Might well be why he apologized after first embarrassed reaction to realizing his side arm was exposed.

[mluikey]

In my part of town, the office of Sheriff is an elected position, rude doesn't cut it.

[DeaconKC]

I'm a parole agent and when I'm working it is normal clothes, so if my gun is showing, my badge is right next to it. Off duty I keep my sidearm concealed but do not have to have the badge showing.

[CJB]

deputy most likely

Here's the thing: forget the law. He's a guy with a gun, and no badge. What is OTHER LEO s'posed to do with him? Do all men on the street know this guy? With that attitude, perhaps so..... but its ******* common courtesy to carry concealed, or carry with creds when in street clothes.

[Bill K]

One of the most difficult things for a person to do is to admit they're wrong. The Sheriff, if I read you right, came half way to an outright apology, good for him.

[MikeyKahr]

I'm a parole agent and when I'm working it is normal clothes, so if my gun is showing, my badge is right next to it. Off duty I keep my sidearm concealed but do not have to have the badge showing.

Around here, what the good Deacon said goes.

[Ol'coot]

Rude from any LEO is unacceptable as a public servant and it was uncalled for but here in Michigan we are a open carry state and I see people with their sidearm exposed a lot. It is not a big deal as far as I am concerned. I do not open carry often as I think conceal carry is a better option but it does not bother me for the ones that do open carry. No badge required here.

[falcondriver]

Yeah, Open carry is a no no in Texas, but that might change someday. I heard they got it approved in OK if you have a CHL.
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[Planedude]

The rude was bad, but I was happy to hear that he took the time to try and "smooth it out".
He might have also thought he was about to recive a lecture on the "evil gun" (saw that once myself at a chicken place...) and spouting off about being a LEO was a "nipper it in the bud" move.
No way of knowing, but Kudos to you and your Brother-in-law for saying something when 95% of folks would have said zip and the other 4% would have said the wrong thing.

[reswob]

Sounds like a lot of you don't have open carry in your states. 'Round here, if we see a firearm on someone's hip we might say 'hey, nice gun!'.

[steve666]

Here in Indiana open carry is allowed so it doesn't matter, but there is just no excuse for rude.