Notifying LEO's about carrying a firearm.
I know that some states have started to require notifying Leo's about having firearms on their persons.I really don't see the reason for this.Massachusetts does not require it so why would any other state require it?Having been a cop for 32 years, I never asked folks that I had stopped for speeding or other minor traffic offences.Of course,I would keep a look out for any actions that were out of place and I always had them keep their hands where I could see them.It's too bad that folks that carry firearms legally are being treated as though they were felons.I am sure that I probably stopped hundreds of people that were armed legally or not,however unless an arrest was made I would never find out.Actually I cannot recal even one instance where I made an arrest and someone was carrying a firearm and a license to do so.
As far as I am concerned,if you havent done anything wrong except a minor traffic offense,why make the Cop more nervous by announcing that you are carrying a Roscoe?lol