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| Off-duty jailers can carry gun without permit, appeals court says |
| By modbee.com- Garth Stapley |
| Published: 08/17/2016 |
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Jail guards in Stanislaus County and elsewhere have the same right as patrol deputies and state prison guards to carry a concealed weapon when off-duty, appellate justices decided in a ruling affecting most California counties. The unanimous decision reverses an earlier ruling by a Stanislaus judge who had sided with Sheriff Adam Christianson and county administrators. “We just want to protect ourselves and our families in public, that’s all we ask,” said Matt Pettus, president of the Stanislaus County Deputy Sheriffs Association. That’s the labor union representing custodial deputies, or jailers, suing the county to achieve equal footing with patrol deputies, at least in authority to pack heat while off-duty. Read More. |
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