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In reply to the discussion: If ya' see someone carrying a gun in public [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)Without giving details, you will find your phone is ringing as soon as you hang it up with the dispatcher wanting details.
Refuse to answer, you will be getting calls from the officer later. And that officer will not be happy because you made a very vague "man with a gun call" and then refused to provide more details, leaving them very much in the dark as to what is really happening, and perhaps causing them to respond in a way that puts a lot more people at risk- a lights and sirens emergency response and then a high risk entry because the only info they got was "man with a gun". And that diverts officers from other, legitimate, calls for service.
It will be pretty easy to see what you did, and probably not end well for you. If nothing else your number might well get flagged as one that has made bogus calls, and that might color the response if you have a legitimate emergency later.