You get pulled over by a LEO....

[19 Kilo]

Answer honestly when asked and thats it for me.
Your experience will depend on the officer. A good friend of mine (mid 60's) was pulled over for speeding, he showed his CWL with his DL and (like Taco) announced "I have a gun in the vehicle" to the young lady with the badge. She place her hand on her gun and lost her mind. She was screaming her head off at them while she removed him and his wife from the car and hooked them up for her safety while she ran the numbers on the Nighthawk. I was following them to the meeting and pulled into a parking lot just past where they were pulled over and watched the whole thing. I was shocked when the officer flipped out.

Sure they were let go and the pistol was placed in the very back of the car with the mag empty and separate from the gun. Waaaaaaay over board, but "the officer has the right to do what they think is necessary to assure their safety." This is what they got when they filed their complaint.

I'll take my chances with a cop flipping out for answering a question I'm asked.

 

[mm30004]

Same here...if they ask, I'll tell them, but I don't volunteer any info!

 

[MMatt30]

I got pulled over for speeding a few weeks ago at about 4:50 AM by Chattahoochie Hills P.D.

I went ahead and handed my GFL along with my DL over to the LEO. I was going duck hunting and I figured she was going to spot the 870 eventually anyway. She asked me if I had any weapons in the car. I answered that I had two. She asked where they were. I told her the location of my 870 and then told her I had a .357 mag concealed on my right hand hip. Nothing else was said about the guns. She went back to her car and returned with a speeding ticket for me to sign a few minutes later.

Few things that I did to put her at ease.

First, when I pulled over I put on my hazard flashers.
Second, I turned on my dome light.
Third, I cut the truck off and put my keys on the dashboard.
Fourth, I had my DL, GFL, Insurance, etc. ready to go in my hands. My hands were placed on the stirring wheel.

Easy to see that I was a law abiding citizen, not some thug up to no good at 4am in the morning.

I have heard some absolute horror stories though involving the police harassing legal GFL holders. I will cooperate with the police but I also know my rights.

The worst I have every heard was a rookie GSP officer at a road block flipping out when a guy gave them his GFL. The patrolman draws his Glock with his FINGER ON THE TRIGGER and pulls the guy out of the vehicle. Of course all the rest of the GSP at the road block rush over there. Thankfully, one of the veteran GSP officers took hold of the situation. Police officers need to be educated on dealing with legal law abiding citizens that carry. We aren't the ones they have to worry about. In fact, one of us could save their butt someday. I know that If I saw an officer in trouble I would stop to help.

 

[TacticalTaco]

Answer honestly when asked and thats it for me.
Your experience will depend on the officer. A good friend of mine (mid 60's) was pulled over for speeding, he showed his CWL with his DL and (like Taco) announced "I have a gun in the vehicle" to the young lady with the badge. She place her hand on her gun and lost her mind. She was screaming her head off at them while she removed him and his wife from the car and hooked them up for her safety while she ran the numbers on the Nighthawk. I was following them to the meeting and pulled into a parking lot just past where they were pulled over and watched the whole thing. I was shocked when the officer flipped out.

Sure they were let go and the pistol was placed in the very back of the car with the mag empty and separate from the gun. Waaaaaaay over board, but "the officer has the right to do what they think is necessary to assure their safety." This is what they got when they filed their complaint.

I'll take my chances with a cop flipping out for answering a question I'm asked.

Probably on her period.

 

[19 Kilo]

Few things that I did to put her at ease.

First, when I pulled over I put on my hazard flashers.
Second, I turned on my dome light.
Third, I cut the truck off and put my keys on the dashboard.
Fourth, I had my DL, GFL, Insurance, etc. ready to go in my hands. My hands were placed on the stirring wheel.

Easy to see that I was a law abiding citizen, not some thug up to no good at 4am in the morning.

Always a good idea, I do the same thing when dealing with an officer. It's been a while, but these are the actions of someone that just wants to get the ticket over with and be on their way.

 

[Winder Mike]

There is allot of info on this subject on packing.org. Unless things have changed recently Georgia is NOT a must inform State. I have a GFL but, If they don't ask I don't tell, unless it's on my hipp and they ask me to get out. Just an FYI N.Carolina IS a must inform State.

 

[sovietak474u]

I never say anything. None of their business.

Same here. If they ask I will tell... if not then I keep my mouth shut.

 

[wozbean]

A few months ago we left the range and my buddy was in his wife's car and he gets pulled over an expired tag. The officer see's the holstered gun on the seat and of course takes it and runs the numbers. Is an expired tag probable cause to run the gun serial #? If he had a dvd player in the seat would the cop run the serial #'s on it? How about a laptop on the seat? Maybe the GPS on the dash?

 

[gapoppy1315]

First of all, don't do anything to get pulled over for. If it's a Dl/Insurance roadblock, that's all I show them (90% of the folks around here have a weapon in the car or on their person, and the Police know it). If I get pulled over for an infraction (real or immagined) my carry permit is in the same wallet compartment as my DL, and they both come out together. I look at it as diffusing a situation before it happens.

 

[BIGLEW]

I have done hundreds of traffic stops. I have been told there is a gun in the vehicle and I am sure there have been several with guns that did not say a word. I have never asked if there was one in the vehicle. I do appriciate it when I am told, then maybe I will see something new!!! haha