I?m sure this topic has been discussed many times, but is well worth your time
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k6tANLJEmRw
The few times I've been stopped, the officer already knew I was a CCW holder and asked if there were weapons in the car. A test of honesty? A show of his knowledge I'm likely armed? Dunno, but regardless, while I have no duty to reveal my status, I do and officer's have always been amicable.
With nearly 2 million valid CCW holders in Florida, (that's nearly 10% of the population) police deal with us regularly and I do not believe they consider us much of a threat.
In Oklahoma you are required to tell them you are carrying when you greet them. I always just hand them my drivers license and CCW card when they get to the window, not that I am stopped that much.
I always tell them, even though my state doesn't require it.
All respect to Mr. Ayoob, I am not turning on my interior lights beyond what I need to locate documentation. I respect the officer to be professional enough in a night time stop to not shoot me without cause, and I am not going facilitate his plain sight inspection of my car interior. If he needs to see, he can shine his flashlight.
I won't be one of those jackwagons with a chip on my shoulder, but just as I will respect his authority, I will expect him to know and respect my rights.
With all the spot lights they have on their vehicles no need to turn on your light in IMO.
Quote from: DDRiller on February 23 2022 07:24:17 PM MST
With all the spot lights they have on their vehicles no need to turn on your light in IMO.
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In Wyoming we have Constitutional Carry. You are not required to tell an officer you are armed. An officer may not ask if you are armed. :-X :-X
In New Hampshire, you are not required to say.
It's a little tricky in Michigan. You are only required to notify an officer if you are legally carrying. If you aren't you don't have to say anything. However, your concealed pistol license will come up if they run your license plate. The police are also allowed to temporarily take possession of your firearm during a traffic stop, if they choose to. That can lead to a difficult situation if another officer is arriving and sees you with a gun in your hand.
Fortunately, I've not been pulled over in years, decades actually. I have had a few interactions with the police while armed. A couple in which I've called them and a couple where they've called me related to an building alarm at work. Each time I've started the contact with a polite statement that I have a CPL and am carrying my firearm. Each time the response was nearly identical. The officer paused for a couple of seconds to think about it, thanked me for telling them, and went about the business at hand.
Body language, attitude, and manners have a lot to do with how interactions go with everyone. Police are no exception. I'm sure that there are some law enforcement officers out there that react poorly to legally armed citizens. Happily, I haven't met any.
Was talking with our local sheriff some time back regarding carry permits and getting stopped. His suggestion was to play the situation by ear, as Minnesota does not currently have a ?duty to inform? law. He went on to say that most of the older, and more experienced officers are ok with civilians carrying, it?s the newer, young bucks that can get funny about it. I was also told that when LE runs your plate, carry permit status doesn?t automatically come up, but requires a different database query.
Plus I?m even more of a law abiding driver than ever, not a lot of reasons to get stopped
I can't speak for Minnesota, but it definitely comes up in Michigan. Although probably only for Michigan residents. I've had a couple of friends that were asked if they forgot to tell the officer something when they weren't carrying. Nothing really came of it since they were actually following the law.