Just to remind everyone that my idea concerns an official state issued "something", holster insignia, belt badge, etc.. There would need to be three parts to the idea...
1. It is an official state issue identifying insignia
2. It would not be mandatory to wear
3. No other badge or insignia could be used. ie. If one is going to wear some sort of badge or insignia it has to be the state sanctioned one, not some dime store badge you can buy on the Internet.
The purpose would be to provide a quick, easily recognized, identifying mark to help identify you and your gun as legitimate to concerned people or LE if one feels the need to wear one and it would stop (by rule) fake badges that tend to give the impression of officialness.
Or not.
tex
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- Sun Jul 12, 2015 4:51 am
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- Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:18 am
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Re: Perhaps a state issued LTC holster insignia is the answe
You don't. Just like you don't keep non-LTCers from carrying when they are not supposed to.RoyGBiv wrote:How would you control who was wearing such a badge?
If a non licensee can get one, what good is it?
For me, no thanks. YMMV
tex
- Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:04 am
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Perhaps a state issued LTC holster insignia is the answer
With the looming advent of LTC open carry there will be more situations where people will be wearing various forms of some badge thinking it is of some use in easing the anxiety of anyone seeing them with a gun.
It seems to me that the idea of an identifying "badge" of sorts might have it merits.
Perhaps a state issued insignia (not so much a badge, although maybe the state might decide so) that can be attached to the belt or holster. It would have to be official, not subject to counterfeit, and available only to LTCs. It might not be made mandatory to wear one (or maybe it would) but any form of badge or insignia would be prohibited unless it was the official state LTC insignia. This would offer a easily recognizable sign of an associated license. A simple education campaign by the state would expose the public to this idea, but most importantly it would offer an immediate id to an approaching LEO. It would have to not be easily confused with a law enforcement badge.
Just thinking out loud.
tex
It seems to me that the idea of an identifying "badge" of sorts might have it merits.
Perhaps a state issued insignia (not so much a badge, although maybe the state might decide so) that can be attached to the belt or holster. It would have to be official, not subject to counterfeit, and available only to LTCs. It might not be made mandatory to wear one (or maybe it would) but any form of badge or insignia would be prohibited unless it was the official state LTC insignia. This would offer a easily recognizable sign of an associated license. A simple education campaign by the state would expose the public to this idea, but most importantly it would offer an immediate id to an approaching LEO. It would have to not be easily confused with a law enforcement badge.
Just thinking out loud.
tex