...from some charges, in some places. Not sure what the law is in Hawaii, but as Charles Nichols points out for this case in California "The one thing he can't be charged with is carrying a loaded firearm in public because police officers are exempt from PC 25850." Why do cops get exemptions from having to follow laws like the rest of us? Especially given their relatively high rate of criminality compared to CCW holders (obviously Hawaii data is not used in this study as zero can't be used for comparison purposes), as per the Crime Prevention Research Center: “We find that permit holders are convicted of misdemeanors and felonies at less than a sixth the rate for police officers,” the report says. “Among police, firearms violations occur at a rate of 16.5 per 100,000 officers. Among permit holders in Florida and Texas, the rate is only 2.4 per 100,000. That is just one-seventh of the rate for police officers.”
Contra Costa deputy arrested for allegedly firing gun at partyhttp://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Contra-Costa-deputy-arrested-for-allegedly-firing-10860589.phpExcerpt:
An off-duty Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy and blues musician was arrested and later fired after shooting a handgun outside a party in Sacramento, authorities said Monday.
Kyle Rowland, 23, a rookie deputy who lives in Sacramento and recently started commuting to his new job in the Bay Area, was attending a small gathering late Thursday at a home in his downtown neighborhood. He left the party briefly, possibly after a dispute, only to return after midnight with two firearms, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
His return to the party, created a “disturbance” and a confrontation ensued between Rowland and others at the house, police said. During the ruckus, Rowland fired a handgun “multiple times,” police said.