Notification laws are scarry.
I tell my students that the choice is theirs and they have to look at all sides of the issue. I then say "this is what I do"......
I have seen on dash cam video and witnessed too much on the issue to come to this conclusion.
Putting your hands on the wheel, stating you have a pistol permit and you have a firearm in the vehicle does one thing.....
"GUN!!!!!!!"
Given the plethora of video where cops accidentally shoot or harass a law abiding citizen, I wait until it gets to the point where I have to get out of my car.
A cop friend of mine says "but if my life is in danger".... I'm like "it never was, I'm a law abiding citizen and I'm not going to shoot a cop".
His response: "but, if you're a criminal......." and I but in..... "good luck with that notification from a criminal!".
Look on his face was priceless.
Jonathan
Many years ago and not long after I got my permit, someone I knew told me what happened when he volunteered such information "out of courtesy." The officer DREW on him right after he handed over his permit. Now, I can't say for sure whether his story was BS, but it certainly made me think about what I would do. I will only notify if required by law or if I am ordered to exit the vehicle.
There are many officers who are true professionals but unfortunately, you usually don't know if they will react like the Canton, OH cop or not. I would not want to be staring down the barrel of a gun just because I was trying to be "courteous." If we could count on
all officers being 100% professional, then perhaps I would re-evaluate that position.
IMHO, mandatory notification laws are indeed scary. It creates another "gotcha-law" that is VERY subjective. After all, how long is "immediately".... 1 second, 5 seconds, 1 minute? If your notification does not fall within the officer's view of immediate, then GOTCHA! You possibly get arrested and maybe even lose your permit. I hope CT doesn't consider such a wrongheaded law.
