wasfuzz wrote:MJY65 wrote:BU1 wrote:Seems simple to me. Keep your hands on the steering wheel until told to do otherwise and you won't get shot.
Tough to reach your license with hands on the wheel. I guess I'll have to get that out ahead of time and have it prominently displayed on the dash.
Nope that's called furtive movements and good way to get a gun screwed in your ear! When asked to get your DL, tell the officer were your weapon is and ask what he/she would like you to do! Real simple!!
I'm going to respectfully disagree, with explanation.
I was detained when I mentioned my carry permit and subsequent weapon. Had I immediately removed my wallet from my pocket upon coming to a complete stop, there would've been no question what my hands were doing when producing my license for the officer, and my side arm would never have been revealed or become subject to interest by the officer.
How did this result in detention, you might ask? They're required to do a serial number check on every firearm they encounter. By relinquishing my carry gun, he was obligated to complete such a check and as my luck would have it, their system was down for maintenance at 3am when the officer intended to input my data. Lucky me!
Had I never mentioned it, I would've been informed I had no trailer taillights and we would've discussed the fact that none were required as the tow vehicles lights were not obstructed. "Have a nice evening!" I'm not going to insist anyone follows my choice, but I will say that I won't be advising anyone of my carry status unless it might become an issue, and I will be taking appropriate actions to prevent that from happening in advance of any initial contact with any officers going forward. Never mentioning a gun has proven to be much better for me than declaring a legally possessed one.
Law Enforcement has enough to worry about, I'm not going to raise the threat level without a reason. Just like I typically don't argue anything on the side of the road. Had the aforementioned officer given me a fix-it ticket (or anything else), I would've thanked them for their service just the same (I did thank him after he gave me my pistol and magazine back) and taken the matter up with the hearings officer via a photo and a copy of the statute. I wasn't even given a warning, he just thought I should know the lights were out (which I did). Politeness goes a long way.