caduckhunter
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I am from California and was passing through Nevada on my way home from a hunting trip in Idaho. Between Jackpot Nevada and Wells Nevada there was heavy truck traffic. A few miles before Wells I passed a truck I had been slowly following for several miles on an apparent dashed line. As I completed the pass the line switched to double yellow and 2 Nevada Highway Patrol vehicles were on the side of the road.
So a few miles down the freeway I get pulled over. I had been open carrying in Idaho and when I was wearing a jacket carrrying concealed since Idaho recognizes my California CCW permit. When I passed into Nevada I was wearing a sweatshirt and actually removed my firearm into my center glove box. I did that because I read the Nevada regulations allowing firearms to be carried in a vehicle openly or concealed as long as it wasn't concealed on the person.
The following is as best as I can remember of the conversation. I made several mistakes I normally would not. I usually do not have any conversation with law enforcement and would have refrained from answering his questioning on firearms.
NHP: What was up with that back there?
Me: With what?
NHP: Passing on the double yellow?
Me: It didn't turn double yellow until where you were parked and I was completing my pass.
NHP: It is double yellow for 8 miles.
NHP: Do you have your license and registration.
Me: Yes (handed him my ca dl and registration)
NHP: Do you have any pistolas in the vehicle. (yes he said pistolas)
Me: Yes in my center glove box.
NHP: OK keep you hands out of there and we will be cool.
Me: OK
At this point he leaves my vehicle to go to his vehicle. Shortly there after another NHP vehicle pulls alongside. He then returns to the drivers side of the vehicle.
NHP: Is your pistol loaded?
Me: Yes it is.
NHP: (very condescening) WHY?
Me: It is perfectely legal in Nevada.
NHP: No it isn't. You cannot have a loaded pistol concealed in your vehicle. Do you have a concealed carry permit.
Me: I have a California CCW.
NHP: Let me see it.
Me: Here you go.
NHP: Your pistol needs to be concealed on your person.
Me: The law says it cannot be concealed on my person as my CA CCW is not recognized by Nevada. (I know should have kept my mouth shut)
NHP: You have that bassackwards (sic). This CCW is good almost anywhere in the country now. You need to conceal it on your person. The DOT does a bad job on those lines so I am going to walk away from this one. Good day.
How can a Nevada Highway Patrol officer be so terribly misinformed? I stopped at the gas station/mcdonalds in Wells. I had transferred my weapon to open carry. A 20 something female metioned to her boyfriend, "He is carrying a pistol". The boyfriend gave here a perfect definition of the gun laws in Nevada and the way he spoke I assume he was not from Nevada.
I am from California and was passing through Nevada on my way home from a hunting trip in Idaho. Between Jackpot Nevada and Wells Nevada there was heavy truck traffic. A few miles before Wells I passed a truck I had been slowly following for several miles on an apparent dashed line. As I completed the pass the line switched to double yellow and 2 Nevada Highway Patrol vehicles were on the side of the road.
So a few miles down the freeway I get pulled over. I had been open carrying in Idaho and when I was wearing a jacket carrrying concealed since Idaho recognizes my California CCW permit. When I passed into Nevada I was wearing a sweatshirt and actually removed my firearm into my center glove box. I did that because I read the Nevada regulations allowing firearms to be carried in a vehicle openly or concealed as long as it wasn't concealed on the person.
The following is as best as I can remember of the conversation. I made several mistakes I normally would not. I usually do not have any conversation with law enforcement and would have refrained from answering his questioning on firearms.
NHP: What was up with that back there?
Me: With what?
NHP: Passing on the double yellow?
Me: It didn't turn double yellow until where you were parked and I was completing my pass.
NHP: It is double yellow for 8 miles.
NHP: Do you have your license and registration.
Me: Yes (handed him my ca dl and registration)
NHP: Do you have any pistolas in the vehicle. (yes he said pistolas)
Me: Yes in my center glove box.
NHP: OK keep you hands out of there and we will be cool.
Me: OK
At this point he leaves my vehicle to go to his vehicle. Shortly there after another NHP vehicle pulls alongside. He then returns to the drivers side of the vehicle.
NHP: Is your pistol loaded?
Me: Yes it is.
NHP: (very condescening) WHY?
Me: It is perfectely legal in Nevada.
NHP: No it isn't. You cannot have a loaded pistol concealed in your vehicle. Do you have a concealed carry permit.
Me: I have a California CCW.
NHP: Let me see it.
Me: Here you go.
NHP: Your pistol needs to be concealed on your person.
Me: The law says it cannot be concealed on my person as my CA CCW is not recognized by Nevada. (I know should have kept my mouth shut)
NHP: You have that bassackwards (sic). This CCW is good almost anywhere in the country now. You need to conceal it on your person. The DOT does a bad job on those lines so I am going to walk away from this one. Good day.
How can a Nevada Highway Patrol officer be so terribly misinformed? I stopped at the gas station/mcdonalds in Wells. I had transferred my weapon to open carry. A 20 something female metioned to her boyfriend, "He is carrying a pistol". The boyfriend gave here a perfect definition of the gun laws in Nevada and the way he spoke I assume he was not from Nevada.
