Permitless carry laws raise new dilemmas for police officers - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : That's the type of scenario that gun rights advocates point to when they argue that the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to have a good guy with a gun on the scene.
55% : Shannon West, a training supervisor at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training, which trains some 300 recruits a year, said that when responding to an armed person in public, officers have "got a very quick decision to make ... as to whether or not to intervene, when to intervene, and how."
49% : Bergquist, who died after exchanging gunfire with police, promoted gun rights on a YouTube channel.
38% : He says he's trying to educate people about Florida gun laws, which don't allow a person to carry a gun without a permit but make exceptions if someone is hunting or fishing.
36% : Sometimes Taylor's actions lead to discussions about state gun laws.

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