Rusty,
Please allow this foreigner (a Coloradan) to horn-in here, if you will...;-)
I had 2 similar "OC non-encounters" with LEOs recently here in Colorado:
1. Was at a coffee shop (a LOCAL business similar to Starbucks, which I stay away from since CEO Shultz prefers we NOT go there anymore) up in Castle Rock and a Castle Rock City Police cop was there in the back along the wall (gunfighter's seat, his back to the wall) doing some sort of paperwork with a lady who had her back to me. He was rather involved with the paperwork but must have noticed I was carrying as I got up a couple of times and my gun is hard to miss...partly because I have a black gun in a brown leather holster, not the usual black holster, so it DOES stand out some.
[Please ignore the blue painter's tape (painted black with a marker) around the grip to be sure my mag doesn't drop out as it did twice earlier, BEFORE I went ghetto with the tape. And YES, I only have 1 mag available to "work" with since it's taped in, that's it, for better or worse. But NO, I do not hold the gun sideways when I shoot -- thanks]
He acted as if I wasn't there so I guess he wasn't concerned. And he probably didn't see my gun as he came in since I was sitting @ a table next to the wall near the windows with my gun cross-draw on my left side (immediately left of my belt buckle) so it was out-of-sight (gun was inside next to the wall, not outside to the aisle).
2. At a restaurant in Colorado Springs, 3 motorcycle cops came in and sat just one table away from me. It was about to do some serious raining out there (serious dark clouds coming into COS from the Front Range to our immediate West) so they decided to stay dry (instead of being out there catching motorists doing something illegal, which could be a good or bad thing argued either way, depending on how you look at it). In that half of the restaurant only two tables had customers: Mine and theirs. There were a very few customers in the middle and other section on the other side of the building.
Anyway, like the Castle Rock cop, they had no way of seeing my cross-draw gun when they all came in, as once again I was sitting near the windows (in a booth this time, my gun again cross-draw on my left side so not visible aisle-side), but they also couldn't MISS my gun when I stood up, and when passing their table twice on my way to/from the restroom; there was no change in their behavior at all. Two of them had their backs to me (as they had not taken the "gunfighter seat" like I always do (and was then) in a restaurant) but I guess the 3rd cop was watching their backs...well, once in a while he was. I mean, considering what happened in that Cici's Pizza place a while back they didn't seem all that "aware" of their surroundings and were mostly engrossed in BS-ing and such. And waiting for it to rain so they had a good reason (I guess) to explain why 3 MC cops were 10-7 at the same time.
I would think that had there been any trouble like @ Cici's, the "suspects" would be completely focused on the cops and not suspecting ME as being any threat (just an innocent unarmed customer in the corner). And as we all know, that's probably logical as VERY FEW people actually CARRY, even CC let alone OC. So criminals hardly ever have to worry about "interference" during a crime...either there is no armed citizen TO interfere, or, all the "bystanders" are busy taking video of the crime on their cellphones rather than getting involved/helping the victim(s). And as we know, there's unlikely to be any armed security in most places, either.
[To be fair though, one CAN'T get involved if unarmed, as it's most likely a suicide mission (criminals would simply shoot them). Being armed gives one some "help" (and the 'tool') to get involved. Citizens shouldn't be put into the position of having to 'suicidally' charge/overcome/bum-rush an armed shooter -- they SHOULD be allowed to CARRY. At least that way ALL the 'participants' would have the same cards to play...]
But that's okay...I had their back, too, and I could see the door better than they anyway. ;-)
Of course, this being Colorado (but not in DENVER remember, which bans OC), one could EXPECT an OC non-encounter with LEOs in this state. So I don't think any of the servers (or manager) probably expected anything different, either. Besides they know me by now, and even if they never had any regular OC customers before (and I've only seen ONE OC-er in that particular eatery the entire year I've been going there), they've HAD one ever since I came to town! So by now I guess I've shown them (and quite a few other eateries in COS) that I'm one of the good guys...well, at least I've showed them I'm fairly 'normal' and there's nothing to worry about -- which is one goal of OC-ing: To show people there's nothing to worry about!
CO city cops USED to hassle OCers apparently, but that was the "Old Days" (even if not THAT long ago) and they've learned by now that OC IS OKAY -- if for no other reason to avoid more lawsuits -- so CO cops should be pretty well up-to-speed nowadays.
I hope...
[I'm sure when TEXAS gets OC, this same "evolution" will take place -- some cops hassling OCers in the beginning -- until the lawsuits put a stop to it. And then the CITIZENS of TX will have to get used to seeing OC-ers out & about, too, so at first there may be lots of MWAG calls made. But that's the process of adjusting to newly-introduced OC laws (WHEN it happens in TX -- but just imagine HI's surprise and confusion if it ever happens THERE). As for CC-ers of TX, they won't/don't change the scene at all since no one knows they're carrying.]
Sorry for using AZ bandwidth here for a "non-encounter OC-ing report" from CO...I'm leaving now!
[BTW: In the Colorado sub-forum, we don't have an "Open Carry Experience Thread" like you do here for AZ, so I had to use yours ;-) ]
Happy OC-ing...
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P.S. Sounds like you're going to graduate soon? Hope you picked a degree that will get/keep you employed (and preferably, doing something you LIKE rather then just for the $$). Best wishes in your future endeavors/career...
As Mr. Spock would say, "Live Long [partly due to carrying] and Prosper." ;-)