I think the OSP administration and the rank and file differ on the subject.
I think that is a mixed bag. I have had reported to me -- by active and retired police officers -- OSP Troopers doing felony stops on CCW holders in counties in and around Franklin County.
I know that as a police officer from Ohio, I am all for the Right of the people to carry and protect themselves.
If police officers are afraid of law-abiding citizens carrying guns then they need to look for another line of work.
Thank you for your service. And thank you for your common sense towards the common man (woman).
I shudder while remembering an advanced firearms class with some young officers fresh out of the academy two years ago. They spent quite a while coaching each other how to bust CCW holders on technical violations (e.g. coat flopping over handgun while in or in act of exiting vehicle, handgun in console instead of glove box, IWB holster instead of OWB holster, etc.). They seemed not to understand what I was speaking of when I conveyed to them that normal, average law abiding citizens are growing wary of that kind of 'gotcha game' while honestly trying to comply with the law.
Felony traffic stops on CCW permit holders?? That's outrageous. That burns my skinny caucasian arse. How rediculous.
I've had few dealings with permit holders here, we talk about guns, I shake their hands. One guy I got on a bit because he had his permit but didn't have his gun with him. Told him the paper wasn't going to do him any good. I've asked them if they've had any trouble from the police. The ones I have dealt with had not, BUT, they were very leary about Ohio's terrible CCW laws. Thankfully that's over with.
We have a guy on our dept. who helps people qualify to be able to carry.
I do what I can to promote it here.