I can't agree more with that statement, at least down here in Idaho. Here is a local Sheriff in Northern Idaho
on civilian gun ownership:
I believe apart from one college town with a mask protest in front of city hall, there has been zero enforcement of mask laws. The opinions of the officers are two fold. One they don't agree with the mask mandate and have discretion.
Two, about 1/4 to 1/5 of the people here are carrying a gun. They can try to cite a person for not wearing a mask but what if the citizen refuses? Albeit small, am I going to risk a shootout over a mask?
Fuck No, I have some shitty Dutch Brothers coffee waiting in my cruiser along with a maple doughnut.