You need to jump on line and revisit that. Nevada DOES in fact require that you notify them. They usually know when they pull you over.
Before I started carrying full time, I was asked a couple of times (at traffic stops) if I was carrying.
I've had my Nevada, Utah and Florida licenses for close to nine years now but really started carrying full time about 4-years ago; after my 84-year old next door neighbor was home invaded and a month or so later, an officer was shot in my backyard (his partner shot and killed the perp and the officer ended up fine after nearly dieing from a shot to the femoral artery).
If you've got nothing to hide, there's no reason not to tell them.
Only ten states require you to notify the officer. Washington is not one of those. Do you believe your 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights are as important as your 2nd?
I have nothing to hide and they have no right to ask me if I've been stopped for doing nothing illegal.
REALLY?If you've got nothing to hide, there's no reason not to tell them.
If you've got nothing to hide, there's no reason not to tell them.
That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read on the internet
If one of my officers ever came into possession of any firearm they'd be obligated to check to see if it was stolen - or they weren't doing their job properly, it's as simple as that. Yes, there are lazy cops who couldn't be bothered but I simply wouldn't put up with it. If I found out that one of mine didn't check every weapon that they had their hands on out on the street, we'd be having a talk (the second time disciplinary action would follow if I found out about it...). A quick check of the serial number in my state, Florida, wouldn't provide any info about anything other than whether the gun was reported stolen. Whether the one in possession of a stolen weapon was going to jail depended on the circumstances. All of us (and this is more than fifteen years ago) were well aware that hits on stolen guns weren't always 100% reliable since a lot depends on what agency, or what individual, made the entry. Any way you look at it, a reported stolen weapon needs to be taken off of the street. That's the kind of police work we all should applaud, particularly honest gun owners
I'm with Cane...Only a lazy cop would not run the serial number on a weapon or any other often stolen item like electronics that he has legitimately got in his hands.
I will say that while I've never had a gun stolen. However, I hope that if I ever do that the cops are doing what I consider their job to recover it.
My television set was stolen. You won't have a problem if the police check the serial number of yours in your house, then, will you. The cops would just be "doing what I consider their job to recover it."
I live in a must tell the LEO state. I have no problem with it. The times I have been stopped and informed the officer, he just ok and went about his duties. No problems, no further questions about it. Most officers realized the background check you go through to obtain the permit, so I think that takes a lot of the tension away. Being up front, respectful and friendly goes a long way too.
It's not required here in NY. I've been stopped a few times and have notified each time. I keep my ccw permit right next to my drivers license and hand them both to the officer. I say nothing about a gun. Each time I was thanked.
Seems to me that saying "I have a gun" or "I'm armed " is the wrong way to start off with a Leo.
Handing him a valid ccw permit lets him know you are authorized to carry and avoids any misinterpretation of the "I have a gun" statement.
I also live in Oklahoma, My experience is the same as yours. Having said that, if I were a police officer I would assume that everyone is carrying and be appropriately cautious. So the requirement to notify is superfluous, in my opinion. I DO, however have a huge problem with police officers who take your weapon from you during an encounter. My gun is no threat to any officer and my desire to keep my weapon under my control and not surrender it to someone who is going to attempt to unload it out on the street is equal to his desire to go home at the end of his shift. For his safety he wants to take my weapon, but he wouldn't let me take his weapon for my safety.
This sounds like an excellent method to me. I have to imagine that in most jurisdictions, the officer will have been notified by their dispatcher if one of the owners of the vehicle has a CHL, so likely they'll already know. But as the Ohio tape proves, in some cases the notification from dispatch comes far later. A simple "here are my licenses", where one is your CHL, strikes me as a way to get the point across without making the officer immediately defensive by you using the word "gun" (or "firearm", "sidearm", whatever. My preferred term when speaking to law enforcement is "sidearm".)
Bold: this practice should also be removed. Why do they need to be "warned" about a permit holder?
Bold: this practice should also be removed. Why do they need to be "warned" about a permit holder?
I live in Ohio so it is a must inform for me. In Ohio when the Leo runs your plate it flags that you are a ccw holder .
But if you are a felon, you can't get a CCW permit.
What I meant was...flags you like someone who is "Wanted"...
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