Law enforcement thought
Well I support law enforcement in every way shape and form, but I wish the anti-OC law enforcement would view it, not as a threat, but as an aid. Law abiding citizens, whether it's CC or OC, are packing if they so chose. That's a fact. If we could OC, though, I believe it would actually deter criminals from acting in the first place due to the fact that there's a bunch of guys with guns standing around.
Interesting that you should mention that OC is an aid to Law-Enforcement. Let me relate a story to you...
I have dual residency in OK and NM and as you know, OC is legal in NM. I am virtually always OC armed in NM carrying my Glock 34 in a Serpa drop leg tactical rig. I was coming out of one of the McDonald's that I frequent when I ran into two Bernalillo County Deputies. When they saw I was OC they didn't over-react at all. They did seperate from each other, which is a good tactical manuever, and one of the officers asked why. I told him that I chose to open carry because I didn't want to pay the high cost of the CC permit. He told me I should obtain a CC. I asked him to think about something... I said, "Even though you and your partner did a tactical separation, you both knew immediately that I wasn't a threat to you. I'm dressed professionally, I'm wearing a $600 pistol in a $200 rig, and it's obvious to you that I'm likely to know how to properly use a firearm." He responded that yes that was true but it would still be better to CC. I told him that I was more of a benefit to him and other law enforcement, and a detriment to criminal activity by carrying in the open. As example I told him that there was much less chance that a criminal would come into that McDonald's while I was there and saw that I was armed because I was a threat to him. Also I mentioned that if a criminal DID decide to do something stupid, they were more likely to turn their attention to me first rather than a defenseless employee or patron and as such there was a better chance that innocent people would not be hurt or victimized.
To my suprise he actually said he had not looked at the situation from that point of view and that he agreed with me.
All in all I've had rather possitive attitudes from most law enforcement out here in NM. The only exception being the female Sargeant that told me to turn away from her while she disarmed me and secured my weapon in the trunk of my car... along with my pocket knife... This occured when she reponded to an accident I was involved in. Everyone was fine, the other driver was upset with himself for causing the accident and I was relieved no one was hurt, but when I asked her why she had disarmed me, she said she was uncomfortable with me wearing the weapon. I had no problem with it, but did think it was kind of funny.