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Four Questions about Legal Concealed Carry
melbell:
yeah I have this vision of getting pulled over for speeding or something while I'm not carrying. In this vision I don't mention to the nice officer that I'm a permit holder and he returns to my vehicle with my ticket in one hand and his drawn weapon in the other. lol
I'm sure it wouldn't happen that way...but he may wonder if there's a reason that I didn't tell him I have a permit.
armed and humorous:
While I'm sure all LEOs will respond differently, I thought you all might like to know about my first, and only, contact with a sheriff's deputy while I was carrying concealed. Stopped on Highway 6 near Ashland for speeding (construction zone that wasn't being worked on at the time, and I didn't realize I was speeding until I saw the cherry top and glanced at my speedometer), I kept my hands on the steering wheel as he approached and after he asked for my license and registration, I told him I had a CHP and that I was carrying. He looked at my driver's license, never even blinked when I told him about CHP, and never mentioned a thing about it afterward. He left after giving me a warning for ten over, never even asked to see the permit or my handguns, and told me to have a nice day.
melbell:
My first was slightly amusing. It was only my second time ever leaving the house with my concealed weapon. I didn't even have a holster yet so for safety I had it in the glove box, unloaded. The plan was to go to the DMV to renew my plates (they were 14 days expired) and then go to the store and get a cheapo holster until my good one came in the mail.
So, OF COURSE, on my way to the DMV I get pulled over. He asked for my stuff and I handed him my insurance and registration and I told him that I actually on my way to renew my plates at that moment. He stood there a second and I said, "oh yeah, you need my license." As I reached for my purse I remembered. Oh crap. So I put my hands on the steering wheel and said, "I almost forgot to tell you that I have a legally concealed firearm in the vehicle." He said, "Ok, I'll just need to see your permit and your registration." As I pulled it out he said, "It's a good thing you remembered or I would be required to confiscate it." I said, "Yeah, it's not even loaded and this is my first time ever being pulled over with it in the car so I almost forgot."
He went back to his car with all my stuff, and wasn't even gone 2 minutes when I saw him coming back in the rear view mirror. He didn't have a ticket or even a warning in his hand, just all of my papers to give back to me. He handed me everything back and said, "If you don't mind me asking, why don't you have it loaded?" He just sounded curious, not like he was asking as an officer but he just wanted to know. I explained to him that I didn't have a holster for it yet and I just wanted to be safe and he said, "Oh...that's smart. Well ma'am you have nice rest of your afternoon." I told him thanks and started rolling up my window.
He stopped and turned back towards my window and said, "Oh wait, ma'am! Don't forget to go get your plates up to date!"
It just cracked me up...he was so interested in why I didn't have my gun loaded he almost forgot why he pulled me over!
armed and humorous:
I think most LEOs will not be unduly alarmed when you tell them you have a CHP. (By the way, most people recommend you tell them you have a permit before you tell them you have a gun.) Unless you are suspected of something other than a minor traffic violation, or you are belligerent about being stopped, or act nervous and make sudden movements, they will have no reason to delve any deeper into your status as a CHP holder than what you are obligated to tell them.
Jesse T:
One female cop did almost the same thing as armed an humerous story, just completely ignored me after I told her I was CHP holder and carrying, gave me my ticket like it never happened. Then at the very end of the stop she asked me what I was carrying. Did not want to discuss it really because right after I said Springfield XD Subcompact in 9mm, she said have a nice day, and walked.
Kind of odd..
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