Police officers will encounter individuals legally carrying concealed or openly displayed firearms. When responding to calls involving armed individuals, officers should focus on open communication. They should introduce themselves, explain the reason for contact, ask open-ended questions to gather information, and resolve the interaction through respectful discussion.

1. The fact is, as a police officer you will encounter individuals exercising
their
The fact is, as a police officer you will encounter individuals exercising their 2nd
Amendment rights to carry a firearm. In many jurisdictions it is perfectly legally to openly
carry a firearm in public, while others allow concealed carry of a firearm, or other weapon.
Please describe how you plan to approach a situation where you are called to interact with
someone carrying either a concealed or openly carried weapon. Include in your paper, the
concepts of the Opening, Information Gathering and Resolution (O.I.R.). I would ask that
your response focuses mainly on the Opening, Information Gathering and Resolution phase
of the contact.I would like you to look at this from a Professional Communications
perspective…not necessarily a tactical perspective.I have included a couple of videos to help
you frame your answer and give you a couple of examples from Youtube. I would invite you
to search Youtube as well. I bet you will find hundreds of videos surrounding Open and
Concealed Carry stops by police.Here is how I would like the paper framed:Introduction
(Introduce your thoughts to me, the reader) – 10ptsOpening (How would you introduce
yourself and explain the reason for the contact?) – 10ptsInformation Gathering (What types
of questions would you ask?) – 10ptsResolution (How would you end the contact?) –
10ptsConclusion (Wrap up your thoughts) – 10pts