True! Any criminal that has the intent to do harm to a cop isn't going to say anything about having a gun so that whole duty to inform thing is just plain stupid.What is disturbing about these "duty to inform" laws is that they do nothing to make police officers any safer during a stop.
True! Any criminal that has the intent to do harm to a cop isn't going to say anything about having a gun so that whole duty to inform thing is just plain stupid.
If there is a duty to inform law in effect, and you don't inform the cop, then when/if he/she sees your gun they will draw on you, and you might even get shot if you don't exactly comply with instructions next.
Best thing is always to obey the law -- stupid law or not.
Stupid laws come from stupid legislators who were elected by stupid people.
Calif, NYS, Mass., NJ, and certain cities like Chicago and DC are loaded with stupid people and stupid laws like this.
Nobody is advocating breaking the law. There are only about 10 states with the useless "must inform" laws. In those states, follow the law. In the other 40 states that don't have these laws, the author of the article referenced in the OP thinks you should tell the officer about your license and gun anyway. I disagree. This is the reason given in the article for telling:
"The reason I say to inform the officer is because you’re giving him the knowledge and the choice as to how to proceed. It’s a ton better than if he sees your gun flop out of the glove box when you reach in to get your registration. More importantly, it’s communicating to him that you value both of your safety. As complete strangers, neither one of you necessarily know if you can trust the other. What you have, as a common ground, is common courtesy."
I say if the officer IS going to see the gun anyway, such as if the gun is in the glove box for whatever reason and you have to get your registration from there, then yes, inform him about it. But if the gun is concealed in a holster on your belt, I say keep your mouth shut about it. If the officer isn't likely to see it anyway, telling them about it is only going to invite them to disarm you, which is a danger to everyone involved. If the officer is concerned about you being armed, then it should be on them to ask about it.
And here's another interesting point about "must inform" laws: they can only apply to people who are legally carrying a gun. The "must inform" law cannot apply to a person illegally carrying a gun because it would violate that person's right to remain silent in order to not be confessing to a crime and self-incriminating.
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If you have a duty to inform under statutory law, I would just hand the cop the CFP with the drivers license, registration, and insurance card.
Then be prepared to step out of the car and have your gun (pistol or revolver) disarmed from you.
The cop will write up the citation, and probably unload your gun before he finally hands it back to you.
Of if you are DUI you probably will never see the gun again.
Best thing is not to get pulled over. Best way is not to break the law.
In Ohio that could get you arrested, charged, prosecuted and your CHL pulled.If you have a duty to inform under statutory law, I would just hand the cop the CFP with the drivers license, registration, and insurance card.
Does that apply to cops too?Best thing is always to obey the law -- stupid law or not.
Do you have a list of the 10 states? Knowing that would be good to know.
I just wonder if it includes Wash State, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, or Arizona?
Those are states that I might travel to for business or on vacation.
I already know that Calif, Oregon, and N.M. do not honor my out of state CFP with reciprocity so no reason to ever go there.
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