In a very general sense, it certainly seems that the "big city" cops are of a different mindset than those in rural areas. Things are a great deal more relaxed away from So. Cal.
Heck, a Fresno cop laughed recently telling me about having to constantly tell cab drivers to keep their guns out of sight...and that's without permits. They know the cabbies have a tough job and are frequent targets and they happily look the other way when they carry. Doubt an O.C. or L.A. cop would do the same.
A good guy that has jumped through the hoops to get the permit is the last thing on these cops' minds. They tend to consider us comrades and would never jack us up for some slip-up unless it was something overtly criminal. My Hawaiian shirt getting caught on my grip wouldn't cause a stir with these guys.
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