This isn’t a new video—it was posted Sep 20, 2013—but it is new to many of you and to us, who have been sending us links to it over the past few days.

A group was open carrying in Oakland County, Michigan, when they saw a Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy pull up. Anticipating a confrontation, they turned on their video cameras… and captured the sort of respectful, humor-filled, and thoroughly delightful interaction we’d all like to witness between law enforcement and the general public.

Kudos to Deputy Paul Buhl, for being the kind of peace officer this world needs now, more than ever.