Treo
member
This isn't a legal question. I understand the legal requirements of my state.
There are a lot of different opinions here about wheather its better to let the police know your carrying during a minor traffic stop.
One of the most frequent arguments I hear is that it's for Officer safety and your safety, but nobody ever seems able to explain why.
I want to look at why people think it's safer.
I want to set these parameters because this is how it would be if I were the one getting pulled over ( I don't care how you do it in Texas)
1. I have no legal duty to inform unless asked.
2. My name will not come up on the CCIS database the cop will not know I'm armed unless he asks me. ( if he does I'm obligated to give him my permit)
3. When I am driving my gun is either in the glove box, in the gunsafe bolted to the floor, or on my hip. ( if I'm asked to step out I inform)
4. I have my license POI & registration in my hand before the cop gets to my car I.E the cop isn't going to see my gun when I reach for them
Long story short the cop isn't going to see my gun and he isn't going to know I'm armed unless I tell him.
To me it just adds that much more stress to the situation because it hands the cop one more problem to solve
So why is it safer if I tell him? how does the cop knowing I have a permit ( and in Colorado I don't need a permit to conceal in my car) change the dynamic of the stop and make it "safer" ?
There are a lot of different opinions here about wheather its better to let the police know your carrying during a minor traffic stop.
One of the most frequent arguments I hear is that it's for Officer safety and your safety, but nobody ever seems able to explain why.
I want to look at why people think it's safer.
I want to set these parameters because this is how it would be if I were the one getting pulled over ( I don't care how you do it in Texas)
1. I have no legal duty to inform unless asked.
2. My name will not come up on the CCIS database the cop will not know I'm armed unless he asks me. ( if he does I'm obligated to give him my permit)
3. When I am driving my gun is either in the glove box, in the gunsafe bolted to the floor, or on my hip. ( if I'm asked to step out I inform)
4. I have my license POI & registration in my hand before the cop gets to my car I.E the cop isn't going to see my gun when I reach for them
Long story short the cop isn't going to see my gun and he isn't going to know I'm armed unless I tell him.
To me it just adds that much more stress to the situation because it hands the cop one more problem to solve
So why is it safer if I tell him? how does the cop knowing I have a permit ( and in Colorado I don't need a permit to conceal in my car) change the dynamic of the stop and make it "safer" ?