Open Carry in a Traffic Stop

[JDeere]

Meh...

He may have known the registered owner of the vehicle had a carry permit, but not that the registered owner was the driver, nor that the registered owner was actually carrying at that time.

And even then, he may not know this unless he specifically requests that information when he runs the plates.

Believe it or not it happened on 2 different occasions years ago and two different Troopers. They specifically ask after handing them my license. I have slowed myself down these days so the chance to see if it will happen with DPS Troopers again has not happened. Different states different rules...

 

[deadeye dick]

No.

SC is no longer a must inform state, as of the passage of HB 3594 this year.

Section 23-31-215 has been amended to remove this requirement.

2023-2024 Bill 3594: Constitutional Carry

https://www.sled.sc.gov/forms/regulatory/Constitutional%20Carry%20Guidance.pdf

Thanks for the heads up. Didn't read the whole bill.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Thanks for the heads up. Didn't read the whole bill.

No worries!

It's very recent and requires looking at the previously existing statutes side-by-side with it in order to understand it all.

The actual statutes online haven't been updated to include HB 3594, as yet. So you have to read the two links I provided to get a grip on it.

 

[aaaaa]

If you are open carrying at a traffic stop in Michigan, you better have a CPL. Even though there is no law prohibiting open carry in Michigan, I understand they define it as concealed carry as soon as you get in a car with the gun on your hip. So without a CPL in Michigan a guy open-carrying would have to unload the gun and lock it in the trunk before driving somewhere.