Cop Rule #1: I'm going home in one piece tonight, preferably without any extra holes in me.
Cop Rule #2: I am NOT dispensable.(If I go down, who's gonna save your a$$?)
Cop Rule #3: The bad guy gets it first, anything else moving after that is second. (When I say "Get Down!", get down and don't move)
Cop Rule #4: Any questions, see Cop Rule #1.
All joking aside, we take our safety(and our brothers in blue/green/tan) very seriously. Pat downs, Terry Frisk, are a part of our lives. I can articulate. And I know Gordon can.
I think this whole discussion comes down to: Rules is Rules. Just common sense guys. Is it worth walking on the Daisies to (possibly) lose your right to carry?