The carrying a firearm into a place where alcohol is sold charge doesnt seem right since it is a restaurant unless they arrested him on that charge because he was in the bar area as it said in the article but the charge would be where alcohol is consumed not sold. The statute dosent seem to prohibit the bar area of a restaurant it only seems to prohibit establishments as a whole if they serve alcohol and its the primary purpose of the business but when i took my handgun license class it was taught by 2 LEOs and they said the bar area of a restaurant is off limits. I OCed at the bww in Lawton last night its not posted and i didnt have any problems. The manger walked by me a couple times didnt say anything and also had 4 LEOs walk past me at my table and they didnt say a word.
LEO's are by no means authorities on either the spirit or letter of the law. It is unfortunate, but discussions concerning laws should be avoided at all costs. Most LEO's simply give you their opinion of the laws and, unfortunately, enforce them in the same manner. I have personally witnessed an encounter in which LEO's were harassing an OC'er and he refused to answer any of their questions or provide them with ID. He used the wash, rinse, repeat statements and eventually asked them to contact the county's prosecuting attorney (PA) as the encounter occurred during the day. When they contacted the PA, he informed them that the OC'er was within his rights not to provide them with ID because the only reason they stopped him was the OC'ed sidearm. This has been well established in case law by SCOTUS as well as the high (and even lower level) courts of many states. A firearm is not RAS or PC for a detention, investigation, or terry stop of any kind.
I'm not saying that any of this has anything to do with the OP. I am admittedly off topic here, but I just wanted to share the word of caution about discussing the law with LEO's. I am telling you this from personal experience having many LEO friends and working with them on a daily basis as well as socializing with them for about the past three years. I also served as a LEO for a year before joining the Army. In addition to the above mentioned scenario I would like to add that LEO's are even encouraged to tell outright lies if it helps them in making an arrest or building a case while investigating a crime. Again, it is unfortunate, but many LEO's willingly lie about OC and gun laws in general in an effort to control citizens. It is also unfortunate that there are no laws in place which require LEO's to be honest and forthcoming about the laws. The problem is that many of them are ignorant about most laws unrelated to traffic, so any kind of legislation requiring them to tell the truth would also require that they become better educated about the laws of their state which would cost PD's, SO's, and so forth more money to keep their LEO's current on any changes in the laws; so that will never come to fruition.
Basically, attorneys are the best source for accurate information concerning the law. One should always read the law for themselves and then consult an attorney for a second opinion if they don't understand something or if they feel there is a grey area. Just having read the law you will be far and above most LEO's as they simply do as they are told by their supervisors and get their interpretation of the law from what they are told by their superiors who may or may not have read the law for themselves either.