Excellent Experience today while OC at the library during story time with the kids. A young parent with his 15 month old son and I were speaking about kids/activities. He asked: "So are you a cop," obviously seeing my firearm. I said no, just that I'm open carrying(gave him the reasons I do so), also reminding him that it's a great way to show the rest of the public that good people do carry firearms and that I had a moral obligation to defend my daughters. I did mention to him too that unfortunately, bad things happen in good places. The guy was extremely friendly so I decided to ask him where he worked. He said he's actually a pilot for Delta. I asked him what his thoughts are on pilots carrying in the cockpit. He said he had mixed views on that. He did mention, however, that pilots who already have experience in firearms, can go through a 2 week training that would allow them to carry on the plane! Interesting! He did admit that his fear was that with too many pilots carrying, the possibility for accidental discharge would increase. However, he did state that he was surprised and pleased that there haven't been any accidental discharges (finger off the trigger and following all gun safety rules would eliminate these "accidental" discharges anyways. He also asked about my ALS holster and the retention level. Remember all: We represent the entire firearms community. Perhaps I helped set in this pilot's mind that "hey, here's a good guy with his two young daughters that has a gun and isn't hurting anyone."
Note: I have Open Carried multiple times at the CPL(no pun intended) with zero issues. Mind you, the Police Department is right across the parking lot.
