In HI public carry open or concealed is strictly limited to law enforcement. Luckily, in our rural area threats of violence are minimal, tho I have heard what sounded like fire exchange a few times. A firearm is the most efficient line of defense from invasion of property or person and I wish the law here was different, but is what it is.
Of course, those outside the law can easily aquire and pack. Heck, a friend of mine who runs a weekly swap meet booth recently offered me literally, an under the table choice of Saturday night specials.
The blue line here is thick too. Like the general population, there will always be a few wacks in LE. One cop ran his wife over on a public highway, and another off duty DUI smacked a fellow officer writing a traffic ticket, both incidents fatal. There was indication that only citizen activism prevented these incidents from being buried. Recently, a perp running from a transport vehicle was fatally backshot - haven't heard the outcome of that.
Gee, Jigman, I thought y'all packed 14s or 16s when dining out...
