since9
Campaign Veteran
I was recently stopped*, and as the officer approached, I had the window full down and both hands squarely in the 10 and 2 o'clock positions on the steering wheel, with my driver's license sitting between them on the dash.**
Here's how that conversation went:
LEO: "Do you know why I stopped you?"
Me: "Honestly, Sir, I do not."
LEO (spotting my holstered firearm): "Is that a gun?
Me: "Yes Sir, it is."
LEO: "Are you aware of the legal ramifications of carrying a firearm?"
Me: "One hundred percent, Sir."
LEO (grinning): "Well, ok then. Carry on!"
Me: "Thank you very much, Officer - I will!"
*Not saying any of who/what/where/why/how/when, primarily because I honestly don't know about the why.
**For the kiddies out there, this is the only way you're ever going to communicate to them that you respect their position of authority. It goes a long, long way towards eliminating any escalation of conflict.
Here's how that conversation went:
LEO: "Do you know why I stopped you?"
Me: "Honestly, Sir, I do not."
LEO (spotting my holstered firearm): "Is that a gun?
Me: "Yes Sir, it is."
LEO: "Are you aware of the legal ramifications of carrying a firearm?"
Me: "One hundred percent, Sir."
LEO (grinning): "Well, ok then. Carry on!"
Me: "Thank you very much, Officer - I will!"
*Not saying any of who/what/where/why/how/when, primarily because I honestly don't know about the why.
**For the kiddies out there, this is the only way you're ever going to communicate to them that you respect their position of authority. It goes a long, long way towards eliminating any escalation of conflict.