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Finally, a thread where I can contribute something meaningful to the discussion!

I'm going to Grad school in Pittsburgh, and have heard about this sort of thing, and discussed it with a few LEOs from my area- decent folks, warm right up when you show a little respect (I have a standing rule- I see a young cop eating alone when i go to a restaurant, I pay his tab. There are two reasons for this: One, I don't have a hell of a lot of friends here, and it usually creates some interesting conversation that thankfully isn't related to class. Second, but more important, I figure if someone's willing to strap on the badge and gun, they deserve a bit of common courtesy. Besides, it's fun to see them surprised.)
Before any of you think you ask, yes I come from an LEO family- 2 uncles retired LEOs, Father in the posse, uncle a reserve deputy.)
According to my LEO buddies, Philadelphia absolutely HATES CHL. In fact, the state congress had to pass a law preempting the city's weapon-averse policies. When in doubt, anyone on welfare is correct and if the other guy has a CHL, he's probably, to quote my officer friend, "A militia whackjob"

Hope this helps- it seems to be an NYC and DC spillover of hoplophobia, with respect to Cooper.