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Roper:
Realuity is that everyone has an opinion on CCW, including LEO's.  Be upfront and defend your right to carry if its questioned.  But realize that there are a lot of LEO's who support our cause! 

Ronvandyn:
I would think that as CCW owners that we (I don?t have mine yet, got class this weekend) would be hyper-vigilant about the law and if we are breaking one or not.  Anyone else feel this way?  The last thing I would want is a confrontation, good or bad, with a law enforcement officer, and would go far out of my way to avoid even bending a law when I was carrying. 

I work closely with law enforcement in my job, and yes they all have their opinions, but they have a valid concern about the individuals they are dealing with being armed.  Not so much the law abiding citizen with a CCW permit specifically, but anyone carrying a weapon.  It?s a nervous profession, and all the training and experience in the world just cannot prepare an officer for absolutely every possible situation, which they inevitably will run across sometime in their career. 

wrenrj1:
IMHO, NSP is a professional organization that, if confronted appropriately by CCW holders will act appropriately.

20nickels:
Hogdog, "I thanked him".  Why?  :P

Rat, Why did you consent to a search?  Am I missing somethin' here?

I'm against disclosure.  If it wasn't law, I wouldn't do it for just these reasons.

wwhuskerman:
Wow... it must be "pull over a CCW permit carrier" week or something.

I got pulled over last night (sheriff's deputy) coming home from work around 12:15 am. I have a CCW permit, but had the gun in a lock box in the trunk, magazine in the glove box. It was unusual, because I usually do carry when I leave work late (in downtown Omaha). Couldn't really tell you why I wasn't last night.

Deputy came up to the passenger side of the car, I held up my license, registration and insurance card... first question after "good evening, sir" was "do you have a weapon in the vehicle?"... so you can be sure they see that on their screen. And he had EVERY bright light on that car on... it was lit up like a Christmas tree.

I have no problem with any of that. I said, "sorry, should have said that right off the bat. I do, and I do have a CCW permit... the gun in a lock box in the trunk, loaded magazine in the glovebox." I motioned to the open glovebox (it was open since I'd pulled out the registration and insurance card) and he saw the magazine.

He said, "okay, that's fine." I asked if he needed to see my permit, or the gun... he said, "no, as long as it's in the trunk, no big deal."

Took my info back to his car, came back in about 5 minutes with a warning ticket(speeding). Glad I just got the warning, but happier that I did okay in my first LEO encounter with the gun in the car. I thought we both handled it well.

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