Do you tell police you have a gun in the car?

[jimipanic]

unless they ask, or im asked to exit my vehicle im not saying doodly squat about it.

I concur!!

 

[jeffdt]

No, only if asked.

 

[sagreer]

No but I always ask 'You aren't going to check in the trunk are you?'

 

[brad sweet]

not unless they ask you to get out then i would inform them,and there again if he cant see it,its usually not an issue! just be respectful ,use a normal tone and do be stupid!

 

[Grub Master]

Why gives them the legal right to run the serial number or unload your gun if you are legally carrying?

 

[wozbean]

Why gives them the legal right to run the serial number or unload your gun if you are legally carrying?

LEO / ODT LE fanboy answer = "If you have nothing to hide why not comply to put the officer at ease?"

 

[captdave77]

Why gives them the legal right to run the serial number or unload your gun if you are legally carrying?

Perversion of The Bill of Rights by SCOTUS over the last couple hundred years.

 

[Cobalt 60]

Perversion of The Bill of Rights by SCOTUS over the last couple hundred years.

Oh, they have fully perverted the whole document!!

 

[turner7]

OK Guys, I am a Narcotics Officer/K9 Handler on a major Interstate in GA. I respect law abiding citizens' right to carry a firearm and even emphasize that they do. If I am on the side of the road getting my butt handed to me by some crack head then I want the good Samaritan that stops to help me out to be carrying a firearm!! However, it is a good idea to let the officer that stops you know you have a gun if it is on your person (for example, in a holster on your hip). My reasoning behind this is that many officers ask you to get out to sign a citation or to talk to you so that they are not standing on the traffic line. If you have a gun on your side that is possibly something the officer would want to know before you step out of the car. Any decent officer is not gonna freak out just because you let him know you have a gun. The people that tell me they have one are the people that I trust. However, there is nothing in GA law that requires you to do so. Just a good habit in my opinion.

 

[Cobalt 60]

OK Guys, I am a Narcotics Officer/K9 Handler on a major Interstate in GA. I respect law abiding citizens' right to carry a firearm and even emphasize that they do. If I am on the side of the road getting my butt handed to me by some crack head then I want the good Samaritan that stops to help me out to be carrying a firearm!! However, it is a good idea to let the officer that stops you know you have a gun if it is on your person (for example, in a holster on your hip). My reasoning behind this is that many officers ask you to get out to sign a citation or to talk to you so that they are not standing on the traffic line. If you have a gun on your side that is possibly something the officer would want to know before you step out of the car. Any decent officer is not gonna freak out just because you let him know you have a gun. The people that tell me they have one are the people that I trust. However, there is nothing in GA law that requires you to do so. Just a good habit in my opinion.

I don't disagree in a situation like that, but until I am asked to get out of the car, it is irrelevant information.