If I had any say, I'd flip education and military budget around, but then we'd have to deal with a soaring unemployment rate, 'cause soldiers can't easily be turned into teachers...
The US Department of Education disagrees with you.
Visible firearms do cause a disturbance, and it makes perfect sense that they can make an officer feel uncomfortable, because they are an existential threat to the officer
I don't think that word means what you think it means...
I think it comes down to a lack of courage. The reason people who open carry might be treated differently than people who don't is fear. Courage is not a trait that is particularly valued in the law enforcement community, and it's becoming less valued in the military as we change the way we fight wars. It's *hard* not to respond with aggression when you feel threatened, and due to the nature of most interactions cops have with the public they do feel threatened- whether or not it's justified by the particular open-carrying person they are interacting with.
It may make sense that openly worn weapons can make an officer feel uncomfortable, but when that officer responds by breaking the law and disregarding someone's rights the cop is in the wrong.
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