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#1 Mr. An is dead because he was (mis)identified as the BG and did not comply with the LEOs.
#2 This type of visual ID most likely would not have been large enough to allow anyone in the heat of the moment to identify someone as a permit holder - Mr. An most likely would still be dead even if he had this.
#3 Our GFLs here in GA are nothing more than a piece of paper with a thumb/finger print - easily duplicated.
My worry is not so much about LEOs arriving on the scene - but rather other permit/license holders. I think we are pretty much in the same boat as off duty or plain clothes LEOs - you are going to be restrained in some fashion until indentification transpires and the situation is secure. Off duty LEOs usually do not walk around with their badges in the open.
I don't know what the answer is as far as quick indentification. I will not assume the first person I see with a gun is the BG - and I hope others will do the same. It could be a fellow ccw/permit/license holder you just drew down on - and in turn you are now the BG to him/her - or someone else.
I don't think there is any harm in your fold down permit/license holder - I just do not know how useful it would be at any given distance. Will I just think it is some employment badge?
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