MattS
Regular Member
The following is an email I sent over the weekend to VA state police> I sent this as I have spoken with several people and LEO's and no one answer was the same.
Sir/ Ma am
I have a question in regards to traffic stops and firearms. During a stop is it law, that if a citizen is caring a firearm , that during that stop the law enforcement officer can disarm you until the stop is processed? I have not been able to locate any local laws regarding this so clarification would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time today
Matt
Response.
Dear Sir,
There is no law that requires such disarming, and no law that prohibits it. It is an officer safety issue.
I trust this information will be of assistance to you.
Sincerely,
Donna K. Tate, Manager
Firearms Transaction Center
http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Firearms.shtm
Just to be clear there is NO LAW that allows this action from a LEO. Although they said there is no law that prohibits this action, that would be incorrect. The fourth amendment protects the citizen from this illegal seizure of property. So there may be a thread on this somewhere already that I was unable to find however this could be informitive information to someone other than myself.
Sir/ Ma am
I have a question in regards to traffic stops and firearms. During a stop is it law, that if a citizen is caring a firearm , that during that stop the law enforcement officer can disarm you until the stop is processed? I have not been able to locate any local laws regarding this so clarification would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time today
Matt
Response.
Dear Sir,
There is no law that requires such disarming, and no law that prohibits it. It is an officer safety issue.
I trust this information will be of assistance to you.
Sincerely,
Donna K. Tate, Manager
Firearms Transaction Center
http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Firearms.shtm
Just to be clear there is NO LAW that allows this action from a LEO. Although they said there is no law that prohibits this action, that would be incorrect. The fourth amendment protects the citizen from this illegal seizure of property. So there may be a thread on this somewhere already that I was unable to find however this could be informitive information to someone other than myself.