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PincheOgro1 wrote:
I have talked to Riverside Sheriff Deputies, Orange County Deputies, Rancho Mirage Police, and a couple of CHP officers. They've all said it was Ok, but you have to be careful of school zones, and if you get pulled over for any reason, KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF YOUR GUN. The CHP officers even said it would be a good idea to to just put your arms out the window. If they feel threatened they will shoot.
OK, this is important - in states where RKBA has been respected for a long time, it is well known that when interacting with LEOs while armed: move very slowly, keep hands either sticking out the window until you can inform the LEO you are lawfully armed and/or keep them visible gripping the top of the steering wheel -
Immediately inform the LEO you are lawfully armed and offer your license - in most states, if you have a CCW, you have to inform the LEO and provide it with your license -
I usually wait and ask permission and move slowly to open my glove box - no LEO wants to see someone scrambling for the glovebox when they're getting pulled over - since my registration and insurance are in there, I wait and ask and move super slow out of respect -
Since the traffic stop is among the most dangerous and harrowing of the LEO's experience, simple steps like this can mean the difference between living and dying and might actually (as has been my experience), get you off and not cited where the LEO realizes you are actually going out of your way to make his/her job less stressful re the traffic stop -
First rule, NO FAST MOVES.....:lol: