Jimmy finished the interview and got up to see Jessica and the cameraman off, and by the time he returned, the director was back in his office.

"Well done Jimmy, you saved a life. There was no surprise in the interview just now, right? ”

"I don't think there's a problem, there was a little bit of danger just now, Jessica wanted to lead me to the police station's police officer race issue, and I found out."

"Very nice, smart boy. Go back and get some rest and wait for tomorrow's newspaper. ”

Jimmy left the police station and returned home, bought pizza for dinner on the way, and continued to stay at home like a salted fish.

The next day, Jimmy arrived at the police station early, and a newspaper was already open at the front desk. Jimmy picked it up and flipped through it, and on the spread page was a photo of Jimmy in plainclothes and a photo of a police officer side by side, and below was an introduction to the process of saving people.

"Jimmy, the pictures in the newspaper are handsome." Amy laughed at Jimmy as she passed by, and Jimmy shrugged his shoulders and put the newspaper back at the front desk.

Director James came out of the office and clapped his hands, "Guys, our Jimmy saved someone from the fire the night before, and he wasn't hurt at all. Yesterday the Arkansas Democratic Gazette came to interview, and today it has been published, so let's congratulate Jimmy. ”

A group of people applauded and cheered, and it was just the time for the shift to be handed over, so there were more people in the police station.

"Thank you, thank you." Jimmy responded with a smile and walked to the break room to change his gear.

After changing his gear, Jimmy sets off to continue his patrol. Patrolling during the day is slightly better than at night, and now he is basically away from all the city and village police stations, only walking around the roads and some small villages, and making sure that he can quickly respond to the notification of the dispatch center while performing his normal duties.

At noon, Jimmy returned to the city and found the gun shop he had contacted at the shooting range, and today was the day he decided to buy a gun.

Jimmy arrived at the gun shop, and because he had contacted him in advance, the store manager directly gave him the form that needed to be filled out. Jimmy sat next to him and began to work on it, filling out the gun purchase application form and background check form, handing it to the store manager, and then left. Because he is an active police officer, he only needs to contact the store manager and the county police station in the afternoon to make sure that the information is normal, and then he can directly swipe the card and carry the gun.

Jimmy found a small restaurant on the side of the road for lunch, returned to the highway to find a shady and backlit place, took a lunch break, of course, did not sleep to death, just squinted for a while to relax his mind. The habit of taking a lunch break at noon is a habit formed when I was in the fire brigade before, but Lao Mei didn't find this habit here.

In the afternoon, he continued to patrol, warned, issued a ticket, and by the way, helped a driver push the car off the lane, the unlucky driver broke down in the middle of the road, and then crashed into the middle of the protective fence, a two-way 4-lane road, he squeezed 2 lanes, and the car came over.

The bumper in front of the American police car is called the Pushing Bar, which translates to the Pushing Bar, and you can literally understand his role.

Jimmy directly used the police car to push the broken down car to the side of the road, cleaned up the larger gravel and the debris of the protective fence on the road, and restored traffic, as for the unlucky driver, Jimmy had already reported it to the dispatch center through the radio, and there would be a tow truck coming to tow his car away, and someone would trouble him with the damaged protective fence in the middle of the road.

After receiving a call from the store manager, Jimmy happily went back to buy his first gun. S&W M686-1, long tube, 6-round cartridge nest, silver-white barrel, maroon wood patch handle, the store manager also gave away a box of ammunition, and Jimmy bought two loaders, ending this gun purchase.

He returned to the police station with his gun, went to the equipment room to register the gun number, and then registered it as his spare gun. After getting the confirmation form, ask the director to sign it, and then return it to the equipment room, and all the processes are completed.

Of course, it seems that Jimmy's process of buying a gun is simple, mainly because he is a police officer himself, and this profession brings a lot of convenience.

Arkansas is a southern state with relatively loose gun control, so there is no need to go to the gun license in advance.

If you buy a pistol or shotgun just to keep at home and don't take it out, then basically you just need to fill out the form and do a background check when buying a gun, and you need to be over 21 years old for handguns, and 18 years old for shotguns, shotguns, and rifles.

If you need to carry a firearm to go hunting, you need a hunting license, and you can apply for a hunting license directly, which is only a matter of dozens of dollars, and it is not troublesome.

If you just move with a firearm, change your residence, etc., you don't need a document, you just need to separate the guns and bullets.

If you want to carry a handgun out of the house, it is troublesome, it is controversial to carry a handgun openly in Arkansas, and there is no law to make a final interpretation, but for safety and convenience, it is best to apply for a concealed gun license (CCW, Concealed carry license/permit), the application for a concealed gun license is not easy, you need to register with the police, background check, go to the academy to learn gun use and various safety regulations, complete gun shooting training courses, etc., It is not possible to find that there are more than minor crimes in the past during the background check.

Arkansas Concealed Gun License CCW is not universal in the United States, and the southern and central states basically recognize it, but some states on the east and west coasts do not recognize Arkansas concealed gun license, and it is illegal to carry a handgun with you.

In addition, the above process is mainly for Americans and green card holders, for non-Americans, people with student visas or work visas, the steps will be a little more, Arkansas compared to California, New York and other blue states, non-Americans still have a high tolerance for guns, only need to live stably in the state for more than three months, with a state driver's license or state ID or valid ID I-94/visa, you can go to the gun shop to fill out the application form, but because of the background check, the time will be longer, A fast week, a slow half a month or even a month are possible, and the priority is relatively low.

In addition, it is not recommended for international students to go because most international students live on campus, and in Arkansas, almost all schools are gun-free areas.

Jimmy's profession is a police officer, during his time as a police officer, the police certificate gives him the power to carry a gun and conceal a gun, that is to say, he does not have to apply for a concealed gun license, Arkansas stipulates that police officers can still hold guns after work, so the police license is equivalent to a long-term valid concealed gun license, but the policeman's gun must be a gun purchased by himself or a police station.

As a police officer, he has a complete background check that can directly omit the investigation when purchasing a firearm, and the police have completed firearms training and safety training, which also saves him a lot of time.

So Jimmy goes to the gun shop at noon to fill out the form and pays for the gun in the afternoon, and under normal circumstances, this process takes at least 3-5 working days, or even longer.