The firearm-safety instructor went around the room the other day at a west-metro gun store asking the class why they were there.“With everything going on, I bought one and I figured I should take a class,” said a man.“My wife said we should get a gun for the house and I figured I better learn how to use it with all the stuff going on,” said another.“My home was broken into and I want to learn,” said a Black middle-aged woman.Then the instructor asked how many wanted to also take a permit-to-carry class.Hands shot up.“It used to be that only one or two hands would go up,” he said “Now, it’s...…The firearm-safety instructor went around the room the other day at a west-metro gun store asking the class why they were there.“With everything going on, I bought one and I figured I should take a class,” said a man.“My wife said we should get a gun for the house and I figured I better learn how to use it with all the stuff going on,” said another.“My home was broken into and I want to learn,” said a Black middle-aged woman.Then the instructor asked how many wanted to also take a permit-to-carry class.Hands shot up.“It used to be that only one or two hands would go up,” he said “Now, it’s...WW…

By | | Pioneer PressA police officer’s character and conduct while off duty must always be exemplary, thus maintaining a position of respect in the community in which he or she lives and serves. The officer’s personal behavior must be beyond reproach.— International Association of Chiefs of Police code of ethicsMy late grandmother’s favorite piece of advice to me, one I still try mightily to adhere to: “You tell me who you hang out with, and I will tell you who you are.”It’s not only guilt or praise by association, but also the perception, she would remind me, that could be right or easily...…By | | Pioneer PressA police officer’s character and conduct while off duty must always be exemplary, thus maintaining a position of respect in the community in which he or she lives and serves. The officer’s personal behavior must be beyond reproach.— International Association of Chiefs of Police code of ethicsMy late grandmother’s favorite piece of advice to me, one I still try mightily to adhere to: “You tell me who you hang out with, and I will tell you who you are.”It’s not only guilt or praise by association, but also the perception, she would remind me, that could be right or easily...WW…