An interesting nuance to Government shutdowns

Glenn E. Meyer · December 24, 2013, 11:56 AM

http://www.policemag.com/channel/wea...your-guns.aspx

The gist is that HUD made its officers turn in their weapons. They also forbade them to carry personal weapons with their credentials. They could carry if they had state licenses or permits. Other federal agencies did not do this.

Officers were concerned as they deal with bad guys - they might run into some that they have previously interacted with.

Of course the bureaucratic mind was more concerned with liablity. President Obama and Shotgun Joe refused to intervene.

JimDandy · December 24, 2013, 12:27 PM

It's especially ironic as I would think they're classified as essential and/or law enforcement.

BarryLee · December 24, 2013, 12:44 PM

The shutdown was pure political theater orchestrated by folks on both sides of the aisle. What is shameful is that real people could or possibly did get hurt as a result of their gamesmanship.

December 24, 2013, 11:56 AM	#1
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	An interesting nuance to Government shutdowns http://www.policemag.com/channel/wea...your-guns.aspx The gist is that HUD made its officers turn in their weapons. They also forbade them to carry personal weapons with their credentials. They could carry if they had state licenses or permits. Other federal agencies did not do this. Officers were concerned as they deal with bad guys - they might run into some that they have previously interacted with. Of course the bureaucratic mind was more concerned with liablity. President Obama and Shotgun Joe refused to intervene. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

December 24, 2013, 12:44 PM	#3
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	The shutdown was pure political theater orchestrated by folks on both sides of the aisle. What is shameful is that real people could or possibly did get hurt as a result of their gamesmanship. __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

December 24, 2013, 12:27 PM	#2
JimDandy Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2012 Posts: 2,556	It's especially ironic as I would think they're classified as essential and/or law enforcement.