Ed, I’m calling about Mercer County Sheriff’s Officer Joshua Hahn to commend him for doing what he thought was in the best interests of the young lady who was being pushed around. The only problem I have with this is — and it’s not only with him, I have lots of friends who are city and township policemen — is that they do not carry their weapons after hours, and I think this is wrong. With the way things are in the city and township these days, it’s important that they carry their weapons. Otherwise, don’t get involved in something you may not be able to handle. But I think he is a hero, and I think I would have gotten out of my car and done the same thing, and I am not an officer and I would have gotten shot. The sheriff should make it mandatory for his officers to carry their weapons off duty, and the same goes for the police and all who are authorized to carry weapons. That’s my opinion.

Pro-cop carry

I agree with you. All cops should carry their weapons 24-7. They are not 9-5 officers of the law, they are peacekeepers around the clock.

— Ed. Note