He cannot claim that officers have more training – because even if they do such training clearly does not keep them from drinking because police officers (some but not all) do in fact drink.

He cannot claim that they have more training because there are many permit holders with far more training than the average police officer who range qualifies with dust in his or her gun.

He cannot claim that they are less likely to have an accidental discharge because they have them quite frequently with what most of them carry for duty weapons.

Now, the question is does Bredesen really believe in what he said about “guns in bars” and if so will all those Blue Shirts be standing there?

More interesting will be this issue. If those Blue Shirts really believe that guns and bars don’t mix, are they going to independently of any state law PROHIBIT their officers as a departmental policy from carrying into restaurants while on or off duty unless they are in the “official discharge of their duties?”

My bet – Hypocrites.

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