I always err on the side of assuming people don't know the law with regard to carrying and gun laws.
I err on the side that I might encounter a criminal committing a violent crime with a gun at any time and at any place.
Sure, what he did may not be illegal, but it's ill-advised because he did nothing but bring attention to himself and most of the other people who were around, not knowing that he wasn't breaking the law, believed that he was and called the police.
No, that is not all he did. What he did was carry the means available to protect himself from the actions of criminals in the only way that was legal for him to do so. But, who needs a gun for self defense on school property right? Nobody ever shoots anybody on school property because it is illegal to do so, right?....
Can any of you honestly say that, even if it's legal where you live, that you would OC on school property, knowing that someone will probably call the police on you? No one in their right mind should want to go through that.
I do, every time I pick up or drop off my daughter at school. Because protecting myself and her (when I can) is more important to me than someone making a 911 call and possibly dealing with a LEO who doesn't know the law.