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horatioo · January 18, 2013, 04:51 PM

I sometimes carry my pistol in a maxpedition bag. If I am stopped for any reason, and a police officer asks if i have a gun, I would say, "Yes." If he then asks me to hand it to him while he checks my stuff, how does that work?

I dont really want to hand over the bag as it has a notebook that I journal in. It has my phone in it. I have all kinds of personal things in the bag I dont want people looking through. Nothing illegal or anything, but still private.

Would a police officer allow me to take the gun out of the bag and hand it to him? Do police officers often want to keep the gun through a car stop?

Thanks for any information.

Steve

edited to add: I have a concealed carry permit.

January 18, 2013, 04:51 PM	#1
horatioo Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2008 Posts: 332	concealed carry question for police I sometimes carry my pistol in a maxpedition bag. If I am stopped for any reason, and a police officer asks if i have a gun, I would say, "Yes." If he then asks me to hand it to him while he checks my stuff, how does that work? I dont really want to hand over the bag as it has a notebook that I journal in. It has my phone in it. I have all kinds of personal things in the bag I dont want people looking through. Nothing illegal or anything, but still private. Would a police officer allow me to take the gun out of the bag and hand it to him? Do police officers often want to keep the gun through a car stop? Thanks for any information. Steve edited to add: I have a concealed carry permit.