In my case, my earlier PA licenses, being sort of double-sized, could be folded in half for convenient pocket carry. Can't recall where I saw it, but I wasn't the first guy to copy it half-sized and carry that. While cleaning out a wallet the other night, I noticed that I'd given the clerk at Lawrence County one of the copies during my latest renewal. (PA has gone over to a "credit card" type license and no more mail-order. OH started issuing licenses in 2004, and has never had mail-order or non-resident, for that matter, and has always had a credit-card type license. Some OH counties have chosen better materials than others, though.)
My major issue is similar to vamo's - I pretty much carry 24/7/365, but my wallet and licenses are in my dress pants. I really don't want to juggle them, between outfits, but OH law pretty much insists that you have the card on you if you're carrying, with no apparent "out" for your own property. I'm afraid that I'll go someplace and leave my licenses at home....
(I suppose this is one of those "always put the car keys in a dish at the back door" or something like that, but then I get to worry about family members and the cats. I don't think the dog would notice
. The end result, though, pretty much says I must carry the paperwork with the gun whenever I'm carrying the gun, Since I carry three different guns, normally, I can't even leave the paperwork with the guns, and prefer not to have it on me when I'm wearing a bathrobe
....)
If an LEO has an MDT, he should already know (or easily be able to find out) whether you have a license or not. Getting that info from the Dispatcher should be almost as easy. 'Course, the Dispatcher's computer (or link to Ohio's computer systems) could be down, or the Officer may not have access, but punishing us because it takes a few minutes to verify the license is really just yet another way to make criminals out of Law Abiding Citizens....
(In OH, most of us call it a "license". "Permit" presumes that some "Official" has
allowed us to carry. "License" presumes that our rights and skills have simply been recognized.)
You can't fake a credit card type license all that easily for the most part. If you're carrying a license that can easily be copied, it might be worth the effort, though, but IMHO, it's kinda risky.
Regards,