I was riding with one of my friends when he got pulled over for speeding.
I told my friend I needed to inform the officer of my weapon.
After informing him I had a CCW and a firearm on my left hip he glances at it quickly and says "What do you have?" So we talked guns for a few minutes. He didn't even ask to see my permit. Then he let my friend go with a warning and thanked me for informing him quickly.
All in all very professional and plesant officer.
OSHP encounter near Wintersville
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I'm sure there are exceptions, but in general the OSP "management" is likely to fall into line with the blue state people, mostly because they don't want to send "we are red" signals to the blissninnies should they regain power.
This is probably equally true of any major city PD and administration.
However, it's also likely that individual Troopers (or other LEO's), if politely treated, will return the effort. The Troopers seem to come from more rural areas, too.
Younger LEO's sometimes have an "I've got mine" attitude - I think it's from being indoctrinated in schools - but unless they're married to their boss' attitudes (IMHO, it takes about six weeks on the PD after training to get cured of that most of the time), it seems to go away.
My range buddy, another friend, and I were shooting the bull the other night outside of the range (we have to stop shooting at 2300, but sometimes just hang around for a bit) when a local PD kid showed up. He had a Glock because his boss insisted, and was very interested in 1911's & such. I think one of the guns in my range bag is older than he is.... IAC, he had no problems with two of us carrying. Technically not a "stop" and all that, but three old coots with guns didn't bother him at all.
Regards,
This is probably equally true of any major city PD and administration.
However, it's also likely that individual Troopers (or other LEO's), if politely treated, will return the effort. The Troopers seem to come from more rural areas, too.
Younger LEO's sometimes have an "I've got mine" attitude - I think it's from being indoctrinated in schools - but unless they're married to their boss' attitudes (IMHO, it takes about six weeks on the PD after training to get cured of that most of the time), it seems to go away.
My range buddy, another friend, and I were shooting the bull the other night outside of the range (we have to stop shooting at 2300, but sometimes just hang around for a bit) when a local PD kid showed up. He had a Glock because his boss insisted, and was very interested in 1911's & such. I think one of the guns in my range bag is older than he is.... IAC, he had no problems with two of us carrying. Technically not a "stop" and all that, but three old coots with guns didn't bother him at all.
Regards,
Stu.
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(Why write a quick note when you can write a novel?)
(Why do those who claim to wish to protect me feel that the best way to do that is to disarm me?)
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