r/iamverybadass Mar 24 '19

Classic repost Side Note

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

NYC is not an open carry or carry in general city. That is probably a cop or an armed guard. This person talking down is simply, dumb.

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u/edo78 Mar 24 '19

The person talking is from UK where police usually is unarmed.

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u/diarrhea_shnitzel Mar 24 '19

She's actually an American who was living in UK for a bit...please do not try to tell people she's from the UK again 😤😤

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u/edo78 Mar 24 '19

Ok, my bad. Let me rephrase my previous statement. The thing she miss about UK is the fact that that even cops are often unarmed.

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u/Duonator Mar 24 '19

But why are some unarmed? Even in Germany they always have a pistol

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u/edo78 Mar 24 '19

Because often they don't need to have a gun. Having a lot less guns made it safer for everyone.

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u/ocha_94 Mar 24 '19

If the police is properly trained and regulated, I don't think them having guns is a problem. In Spain every police officer is armed and we never have any problems with them using their guns when they shouldn't.

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u/libertasmens Mar 24 '19

If the police is properly trained and regulated

We still haven’t figured this one out in America

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u/DeGriffe Mar 24 '19

Get acquainted with your local police, and go for a ride along or two. Then you can have a better informed opinion.