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My first "Official Contact" with Peace Officer while carrying

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sparky:
I just wanted to share my first "official contact" story.  My car broke down the other day on Harrison street in West bound lanes by 78th Street so therefore it fell into Ralston jurisdiction.  While waiting for my wife to come and get me, a Ralston officer pulled up behind me, came to my window and I explained to him my situation, he said while we're waiting can I check your license and registration so I also informed him that I was a CCW holder and was armed.  He just replied "where is your weapon located" and I let him know it was in a locked gun vault under my seat and He asked to hold onto it while we wait.  He was very polite about it and said "if you don't mind I'm just curious as to what you carry" and he also said brother had his permit and carried all the time.

I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience, overall it was fine I just hadn't actually heard of a case where the officer had secured the weapon.  I know that it is definitely within their right to do that just hadn't heard of it locally and maybe it is just Ralston procedure.  Not a bad experience with the exception of a broken down car but just thought I would share.

bullit:
Sounds like a positive experience.  Not sure I am comfortable with the fact that he asked to your ID without probable cause i.e. traffic violation.  "Fishing for the state???"

sparky:
No problems with the experience, he was very polite and sounded positive about the CCW act I was in the same boat as you though, a little weird that he wanted my license and registration for a car that was just broken down, no laws broken, no probable cause.  And I understand he was well within his right to disarm me, I just hadn't actually heard of this happening to anyone else, I always hear that they let the officer know they have it and the officer's response is generally "just leave it were it is".  Like I said, maybe its just Ralston procedure.  Just wanted other peoples experiences.

SemperFiGuy:
Somewhat surprising that the LEO wanted a secured handgun removed from a locked security case where it wasn't accessible to anyone.

Maybe the LEO was kind of a Closet Gun Nut [as contrasted to all of us Overtly Blatant Gun Nuts] who just wanted a look at your carry piece while not much else was going on.

Maybe he's a Gun Voyeur.

Lots of us are.

sfg[/b]

sparky:
Maybe, but the kicker is that it never came out of the gunvault, I just handed him the whole thing and he took it back to his patrol car (and he never had my combination) with my chp, drivers license and registration and returned them after my wife showed up and we got my car towed off the street.

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