I got dragged to the mall again this weekend. I'm not sure how this keeps happening to me....but, while we were there, sitting in a common area waiting for the 6 year olds to finish their ice cream cones, I saw a man, about 30 years old or so, with a badge on his belt walking our way. As he got closer I saw that the badge was the star in the circle type, like the US Marshals wear. This got my attention and as he started to pass by us, I looked very close at it and was stunned to read "Concealed Permit Holder" on the badge. Then I looked and saw his openly carried EMPTY holster on his right hip just behind the "I'm an idiot wanna-be badge".
I didn't say anything to him though I wanted to. I figured it wouldn't do any good because if he's dumb enough to buy one of those stupid badges, he isn't going to like me telling him he's dumb for wearing it.
This was the first time I have actually seen someone with one of those idiot things and I was kind of shocked.
By the way, I was armed with my Glock 23, on my right hip, 2 spare magazines on my left and a snub nosed .357 revolver in my right front pocket. I was concealed, wearing my Glock in an IWB kydex concealment holster with my untucked T-shirt covering everything. The "Mall Vice-Ninjas" never gave me a second look...
I think everyone here should own one and display it proudly for all to see on your belt. Oh yeah by the way, y'all let me know how that works out for you.
When I was in high school or just after, I wanted a badge, and at one point I bought one at the local "Ben Franklin Five-and-Dime" store. I took it home, and said to myself, "Boy, I am really impressive now!"
I then threw the badge away and haven't been troubled with such concerns since.
And I remember those ads - right next to the X-Ray Vision Goggles and the Garlic Gum.
If you live in Arizona, permit holders are not allowed to carry a concealed carry badge, by law. Flash one of those, you will be going to jail and probably be the butt of the joke all the way....
Hey don't knock the badge! If you're lucky enough to have one it's a great Chick Magnet. That's right. At any bar in America, just discretely display the badge and in a soft yet sincere voice let your new female friend in on your secret. Yes, that you actually work for the CIA. That shoe sales thing is just your cover.
I'm pretty sure that you'll score, just like I did. After only eleven drinks and some conversation I got lucky the first time I did this. She (I think it was a she),took me to her room, (I think we were in a room), made sweet love all night, (I think), and provided me a most enjoyable memory (the parts that aren't blacked out I mean). So don't knock it.
Don't wish to have my first posting construed as argumentative however, there are a variety of reasons this gentleman could have been wearing his ccw badge w/ an empty holster. Perhaps he was a poser, but so what then. Let him have his moments of feeling signifigant and important. Obtaining a CCW permit may well be his most esteemed accomplishment that he wants to share with everyone. Most of us are more discreet in wearing ours if we have them at all. The badges are a good way to readily identify you self to Law Enforcement in a pinch prior to presenting them with your permit. If one does decide to wear a badge engraved with Concealed Weapon/Carry Permit I would suggest be a bit discreet in the manner in which you expose your badge. Reveal it when duely appropriate. Thanks fopr letting me express my thoughts.
Jamie-USMC
Don't wish to have my first posting construed as argumentative however, there are a variety of reasons this gentleman could have been wearing his ccw badge w/ an empty holster. Perhaps he was a poser, but so what then. Let him have his moments of feeling signifigant and important. Obtaining a CCW permit may well be his most esteemed accomplishment that he wants to share with everyone. Most of us are more discreet in wearing ours if we have them at all. The badges are a good way to readily identify you self to Law Enforcement in a pinch prior to presenting them with your permit. If one does decide to wear a badge engraved with Concealed Weapon/Carry Permit I would suggest be a bit discreet in the manner in which you expose your badge. Reveal it when duely appropriate. Thanks fopr letting me express my thoughts.
Jamie-USMC
Seriously? The ONLY thing a CCW Permit badge is good for is making you feel big and getting you charged with impersonating a police officer. You aren't a cop. Don't wear cop like gear. You have a permit to carry not a permit to go around saving the day for strangers or in any way acting like a police officer. Period.
I think that if ur not in a LEO position it should be against the law to own any badge as that one, just like its against the law to own a federal badge. That would stop it all.....
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I talked to a guy awhile back that carries a CCW badge. He says he likes to keep it just as concealed as his gun so if he accidentally exposes it in public the nearest sheep will see the badge along with the gun and be less likely to freak out and make a MWAG call. I personally don't take that step... open carry is legal in MI so if my weapon is exposed at some point it's not a legal issue. If the sheep panic, it's their problem. But if the badge makes him happy, to each his own.
I used to do something similar. Many years ago I hit swap meets on a regular basis, one in particular was outdoors, and much of the merchandise was on the ground under the tables, so you'd often end up on your hands and knees digging through boxes. One regular vendor was a little blue haired older lady, who I witnessed call the police twice on people she saw with a gun. One was a CCW the other an off duty cop. I didn't want to deal with something like that, so I got a badge, clipped it directly in front of the holster, and took extra care in keeping it concealed. I'm pretty sure I failed in that on at least one occasion in her sight, but she didn't call in a MWAG. Bear in mind, I wore it ONLY concealed where it would be visible only if the gun was exposed, and ONLY to that swap meet. As soon as I returned to my car it came off. I'd also resolved that if a shooting incident had occurred then as one hand reaches for cell phone, the other would be throwing the badge into the field on the other side of the railroad tracks. Once that swap meet stopped being held, I took a copy of my CCW training certificate, laminated it to a nice piece of oak, and fastened the badge to that, which is now hanging on the bedroom wall. It was useful in a VERY limited fashion. Now it's far more useful decorating my wall.
Typically in order to "impersonate" a Law Enforcement Officer you must effect or attempt to effect some type of police action while identifying yourself as a legitimate officer of the law.
At least that's the way I always understood "Impersonating" an Officer.
That having been said I have no use for a CCW badge.
Yeah, I was wondering why we were rehashing this subject. Although I do see a lot of "Join Date"s that are after this was first posted. So I guess they're catching up.
I found this on another forum and thought it was applicable. It is the story of a hero, a hero with a badge... a CCW badge. Enjoy!
Many of you know me from a previous post as THE SHRUBBERY DEVIL. For years, I have kept my lonely vigil...wearing my GOLD-SHIELD CCW Badge as I enforced the law and assured morality in my community.
YES, the law officers of my little town occasionally snickered and pointed at me as i strolled down the street with my four concealed carry guns and five badges (see previous posts). But the laughter ended most abruptly during the waning days of summer.
Let me tell the story:
It was a sultry morning in late August when I decided to amble down to the local water park, Oceans Of Ecstacy. I yearned merely to frolic in the giant wave pool and unburden myself of the responsibility I bear as a holder of a Gold CCW badge. But, alas, it was not to be.
I was on top on Gusher Mountain when I saw them. Gusher Mountain is this tube that curves round and round like a crazy straw, you see. As it came my turn to enter the tube, I noticed about a dozen members of MS13 (my old nemesis) in line behind me...there machetes gleaming in the late summer sun. Another dozen waited below...in the very pool into which i would be ejected at the end of the ride. I WAS TRAPPED. TRAPPED, I SAY!
There was naught to do but enter the tube. The water sloshed about me as I sped towards my doom. What chance does an unarmed man have in a situation like this?
But alas, I was not unarmed. Ripping off my MuMu, I spread my ample legs wide, and brought my body to a stop in a watery curve by the friction of my hairy thighs. I was now NAKED! GLORIOUSLY NAKED! (and...for the benefit of the ladies...attractively naked at 5'8 and 345 pounds)
NAKED...except for my guns and CCW BADGES. I NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WIThout my guns. My primary carry piece is a Ruger Super Redhawk chambered in .480 Ruger. On my weak side is my trusty back up piece...a 500 S&W. On my right ankle is a Colt Combat Commader. On my left ankle, a .357 Colt Python. There is a CCW BADGE glued to each holster. All of them vacuum packed in plastic for my day at the water park. My main CCW GOLD SHIELD dangled from my neck.
(That is not all that dangled, for my manhood is a weapon of it's own. 'wink' to the ladies.)
With these weapons I awaited the knife-wielding thugs of MS13. IT WAS A BLOOD BATH! They came...they slid close to me...I dispatched them with my firearms.
Their lifeless bodies piled into a heap in the pool below, where the other members of MS13 awaited me. AND HERE I WAS, OUT OF AMMO! Out of ammo in my firearms...haha. But I always carry a speargun when i go to the waterpark.
Need I say what happened after that? I am here. Two dozen members of MS13 are not.
I was interviewed by the police for hours. Not as a suspect. They were interested in any tips I could offer them. Then I got back in my '78 Thunderbird and drove away. In the rearview mirror I noticed how the policemen admired the lightbar atop my T-Bird. It is a vintange police light-bar...with the letters CCW boldly stamped in front of the flashing strobes.
The police chief of my little town is trying to rig a spotlight that he can aim at the clouds to summon me to duty. Soon, I shall climb to my roof at night and look for the CCW SIGNAL that means I must answer the call.
Not one mention of official Ninja shoes! You know, the kind that lets you climb walls. I really need a pair of those so I could swing from the chandolier on my CCW sash and then scurry back up the wall after I wreak havoc on all the BS's :yup:
A bit off topic but if you ever want to have some fun, walk up to said Mall Cop and say "ya know what is different about us?" then say "I'm armed and you aren't"
I hope I never see one in person. I could see getting one as a joke and not wearing/using it, but really who else but people like us on the forum would think that they are funny? I don't think the average joe would get the humor.
Actually, I used to work with an older guy that had his CCW badge and he kept it in his wallet (like the cops on TV). He had one of those uncle mikes holsters with a mag pouch attached to it and refused to carry with one in the pipe. Even funnier, another guy we worked with was a part time LEO, man did we have some fun with that guy!
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