The police did a silent, orderly gesture in protest. DeBlasio's statements about the police have done nothing to improve the community and may have even endangered the lives of police officers. I am glad he is not our mayor, given what has happened in our community in the past year. The officials here (but not the media) have encouraged open dialogue and tried to make things better, not worse.
My son got a CWP when he turned 21, and he was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled for an illegal turn. He told the officer (who was about 23 years old) he had a CWP and a weapon, and the officer told them to kneel on the sidewalk with their hands on their heads while he searched the vehicle. My son and his friend didn't like it, but they didn't backtalk or challenge the officer; his friend was given a ticket, the weapon was returned to my son, and they were sent on their way. No problem, even when a weapon was present.