When It Comes to Open Carry, What Difference Does a Uniform Make?

By Dan Zimmerman

Reader Mark B writes:

OC seems to be a hot-spot in the anti/pro debate now. The Moms don’t have a problem with uniformed cops, and perhaps others in uniform, open-carrying. OCing-while-Uniformed doesn’t scare the hoplophobes. But we haven’t been asking the obvious question: What does a uniform prove? . . .

The St. Valentines massacre was perpetrated by gangsters dressed as cops.

For a long time we have heard reports of our servicemen being shot at by al Qaida wearing Afghani police or army uniforms.

Jihadis have begun attacks in the UK and Europe, sans uniforms; when will they refine their tactics by …read more