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December 14, 2011, 01:13 PM | #76 | |
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Well, gentlemen.. I'm going to have to play devil's advocate here.
I would agree with wagonman. He's NOT talking about searching someone's car, NOT talking about walking up and yanking someone out of their car without reason, he IS talking about HIS situational awareness and the surprise introduction of a gun into the scenario... Quote:
If a person did not disclose your CC-License, and more importantly their possession of a weapon and while fumbling for insurance, registration, ect.. a gun happens to peep out, then yes, for the officers safety it is more important that the person is restrained until the situation can be assessed and clarified. That's why it would be easier to start at the point of notification and work forward than to end up on the ground and work it back. His actions of pulling someone out of the car and detaining them would "seem reasonable" to me too until he can assess his safety and they safety of the individual. I always present my DL and CCL, then I EXPECT any LEO to ask IF I am carrying. If he doesn't BEFORE I move my hands to reach for anything I make him aware that I am carrying and what it is I am reaching for. I think of others safety but I put MY SAFETY First. Sounds a bit over done but I'm not taking the chance of a rookie leo panicking and the vet leo's appreciate it.
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secret_agent_man, you are thinking about evidence gathering and admissibility. The LEO is thinking that most LEOs shot in the line of duty get shot during routine traffic stops; IE he isn't "investigating," he is making sure he goes home after his shift.
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December 14, 2011, 03:11 PM | #79 |
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I think the safe bet is to notify anywhere. Whether or not you have to I wouldn't really care. I'd view it as a courtesy and also think it might get you out of the ticket. It's pretty much a certified good guy card.
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s-a-m, there is the world that is, and there is the world we would like there to be. You do what you want.
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December 14, 2011, 04:22 PM | #83 |
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Disclosure is not required here in Virginia.
Nevertheless, I keep my permit in my wallet immediately behind my driver's license so that if I am stopped for an alleged traffic violation I will present the DL with the CCP obvious to the officer. |
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IMHO that is simply not true. I have been pulled over maybe 6 times in 10+ years of having a CHP. Some officers do not give it a second thought. Some however have a huge chip on their shoulders. This cop had no clue but because he wore a badge he assumed that he i was right. Quote:
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December 14, 2011, 05:15 PM | #87 |
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anyone know about Pennsylvania? I can't find anything listed on Pa's gun laws
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December 14, 2011, 05:30 PM | #88 |
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While I'm sure there are smart-a$$ know-it-all LEOs out there, I've been lucky enough to not ever meet one professionally (there is this guy I see from time to time, socially, who is a LEO, a dumb-a$$, and a jerk but I don't know if that carries over to his job or not).
I have been stopped maybe 15+ times in my life (which may not be as often as it seems as I am getting on in years). Never had any hassle about carrying and have always been treated professionally, with respect, including well before TX had a CHL law, and I've been carrying, for the most part, since before I had a driver's license. I've never had a LEO act like he thought I should be afraid of him/her. Hope it stays that way, but mostly, will hope for no direct interaction . W
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I typically don't mention it unless I feel it is going to be an issue. For example if they ask me to step out of the car, I would say something. Although that's never happened to me.
I've worked with a lot of law enforcement individuals over the years, and while 99% of them are rational and decent, there are a couple of wackos with badges and guns. And the nuts don't wear a different color uniform (maybe they should). Bottom line, if they don't need to know, I don't bring it up. |
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I have a MO ccw permit. If I am traveling in MO and stopped by a State Patrolman I don't have to say anything because they have the MULES system which will pull up my info when they run my plate (before they ever approach the vehicle).
If I am going to be traveling in another state, I will know their rules and abide by them if a stop occurs. If I am traveling in IL, I will NOT be carrying inside the vehicle and I will NOT (definitely NOT) disclose my permit status to the LEO. In fact, I have a MO non driver ID which lists my ccw status. I will hand an IL LEO my regular driver's license which does not show that I am a permit holder. There have been several documented cases where LEO's in IL have searched the vehicle just because they knew the driver was a ccw permit holder. Therefore I just avoid the hassle. |
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http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/pennsylvania.pdf Very top of the page.
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IL searching cars
Cowboy Mo- Il LEOs searching a car because of a CCW permit. What's up with that? Any idea.
On the other hand I believe much about what goes on with traffic stops has to do with the totality of the circumstances. Why were you stopped? Something obviously being or seeming out of place prior to or during the stop. What time? Where? I've stopped numerous cars in my career because of an erratic move not everyone was drunk or high or involved in any type illegal action other than their operation of the vehicle. I would approach the vehicle after the stop, print it and at the drivers shoulder say something along the lines of "evening, morning I'm ------- with------ I stopped you because of the way you swerved into the other lane and jerked back (or whatever reason) is everyting okay? I've had responses from spilled some hot coffee on my crotch, my thong is riding up, their was a wasp in here, I was trying to make junior put the frog down and on and on and I've locked a good many drunks too. Any officer that doesn't approach a vehicle during a traffic stop in a high state of alertness should not be approaching a vehicle. If they can't do that they should go home.
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This whole subject is like a bad penny that keeps turning up.
I don't like "suprise" guns on a traffic stop. Traffic stops are a very dangerous place for cops. I appreciate being told about the gun and just tell people not to put their hands near the gun. I ask for their pistol permit and make sure they are legit to own the gun, then send them on their way. I would never ticket somebody just because they didn't tell me, but I have let people go because they did. Take that for what it's worth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U6Q9oJ4WpI Routine traffic stop, turns into a shooting. Cops see a gun they are not told about, they are going to be concerned for their safety. |
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This isnt about shooting at a LEO. This is about whether a LEO can drag a citizen out of their vehicle at gunpoint for not informing if in a state where he/she isn't legally obligated too. Why you dragged that video into this conversation I do not understand. It was nothing but inflammatory and completely off-base. |
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I dragged the video in because it shows why cops are concerned for their safety on a traffic stop. Didn't think that was confusing.
Trust me, every cop on earth wants to stay off NBC for doing something wrong. Me too. But I also want to go home at night, and bad things happen during traffic stops, see video above. Taking a traffic stop, and then throwing a gun into the mix, that maybe you thought they would never see, or would never know about, and bad things "can" happen. I don't want to get shot, even if I am "right" and it was all a mistake. |
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I am concerned about my safety every time I step up to an ATM or visit the walmart...its why I carry. But I didn't bring it up.
My point is that, while they may reasonably be concerned for their safety, that doesn't give every LEO carte blanche to drag a citizen out their vehicle at gunpoint at the sight of a gun. Especially in states where it is legal to openly transport a handgun provided it is visible or concealed in a holster...and where there is no duty to inform. Like Virginia. Must make law enforcement a real bear of job to have to work in a state like this. |
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It didn't confuse me.
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