OP, as i have pointed out several times before on this forum, this mentality is being taught to CHP students they can no longer OC when you receive your CHP seems to be limited to the CHP instructors on the western part of the state.
due to the number of conversations i keep reading and hearing from others especially when i am teaching in and around the Charlotte area, about this subject i am beginning to wonder if this misinformation actually began in their initial DoJ CHP training? it would be interesting to discern where this misinformation originated. as a further hypothesis, i wonder if those who teach CHP in the western part of the state consist of previous LEs who might retain their perversion and are steadfastly against citizens carrying at all??
for example, this past weekend while in the Charlotte area I managed to irritate a retired LE when i mentioned to a young citizen in the audience they could, upon reaching their 18th Bday, open carry...this LE got visibly upset, really cranky, and stated unequivocally police would hassle, w/o provocation, the young citizen and possibly arrest them for having a firearm.
then the LE unequivocally stated: besides the young citizen cannot buy or even have access to a firearm w/o an adult present and supervising. I thought the LE would pop a vessel when i looked straight at him flatly stated he was wrong and misinformed!! he then tried to pull the "well i am a policeman" card :banghead: at which point i waved a hand and said 'were!'
he shut down completely and during break tried to recover his stature with several members of the audience who stated youn'gs shouldn't have access to firearms at that age, let alone carry them...all nodded in agreement. there was another retired LE in the audience who did not speak up during the initial discussion but afterwards privately said he was in agreement w/me and yes he might have done an initial encounter but would move on if nothing was amiss.
wabbit
ps: WalkingWolf, careful wrapping all CHP instructors into one bunch as there are some who try to represent both aspects of proper carry of a firearm out here...