customcreationllc
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I was under the impression you are not required to tell the police you have a gun.
Anyway just got off with a verbal warning.
I used to talk on CTguntalk.com but my work banned every web site that involves the work gun or anything close opencarry gets through.
Well this is what happened last night.
Sorry if I ramble I just need to vent.
Driving home from my second job (mechanic) around 11:00pm I don't wear my gun as a mechanic so I leave it locked in the car.
I guess 2 Naugatuck cops got on Route 8, 2 exits before I get off. and they come up quick on me I move into the slow lane and slow down I didn't know they were cops it's dark just what I do when someone faster than me comes up.
Lights pulls me over.
LEO "Do you know why I pulled you over"
Me "No"
LEO "You have no Idea"
Me "No"
LEO Do you know what the speed limit is
Me 55
LEO (something like this) you must have been doing about 80mph you where flying we got on the last exit and really had to step on it to catch you"
OK license and registration, insurance.
(I know better than to admit to speeding, might have been going a little fast but not 80 I never ever go past 80 period no need for a reckless driving ticket, anything over 85mph)
I grabbed all the papers out of my glove box and and fumbled through until I found the registration and insurance card.
Then When I went to pull out my drivers license he saw my carry permit.
Now it gets interesting.
LEO do you have a gun in the car
Me yes
LEO don't you know you are required to tell a police you have a gun in the car.
Me no
LEO didn't they teach you that in your permit class etc. etc.
Me OK? (I would have told him if it was on me)
LEO Where is the gun?
This is where I told a little white lie I said it was in the gun save under my back seat which you can see one of those Vault Nano Key one. It is actually in my lunch bag I take it out of my safe when drive.
He also gave me the comment can I reach the safe from my driver seat. Which that law does not apply since I have a permit for the gun. Anyways that is the whole reason I didn't want to get harassed for having it in my lunch bag not the safe.
I figuring the cop would be OK but instead took me out of the car and frisked me found a flashlight marker pen and pocket knife in my pockets.
Then the LEO searched my car made me give him my key to the safe with no consent why would he have probable cause to search my car I said I have a gun it is in the safe you can see on the floor?
When he went to open it I told him it was in the lunch bag. then he got mad at me for lying I can give him that.
He emptied the gun kept searching found a spare mag in the center council he asked what is this for I said I keep a spare mag in the center council then found a holster in my bag with a change of cloths. LEO "you obviously carry the gun I found the holster" Me "Yes I carry it but I take it out when I work as a mechanic"
let me go back in my car, 2min later that cop took off.
The second cop gave me back all my stuff in an evidence bag let me off on a verbal warning said "here is your stuff we are letting you off on a verbal warning for whatever the other cop pulled you over for" Then continued to enforce the fact that I should have told them right away that I have a gun if they saw the gun in the car they would have drew their weapons etc. etc."
I just kept saying sorry trying to be polite.
Didn't want to tell them they were wrong.
So what is the law? Are you required to tell them you have a gun? I was always told CT is not required to tell police you have a gun unless he asks.
Should you, would you. If it was physically on me or in plane sight I would.
The whole withing driver reach is for only non permit holders if I read it correct.
That is right in the first sentence.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/pub/chap529.htm#Sec29-38.htm
Well first time I've been pulled over on route 8 around 11:00pm been driving home fast lane a few nights a week for 6 years. Not to bad odds but I'll slow down even more.
I appreciate the comments.
What I should do for the future.
Thanks
~Justin
Anyway just got off with a verbal warning.
I used to talk on CTguntalk.com but my work banned every web site that involves the work gun or anything close opencarry gets through.
Well this is what happened last night.
Sorry if I ramble I just need to vent.
Driving home from my second job (mechanic) around 11:00pm I don't wear my gun as a mechanic so I leave it locked in the car.
I guess 2 Naugatuck cops got on Route 8, 2 exits before I get off. and they come up quick on me I move into the slow lane and slow down I didn't know they were cops it's dark just what I do when someone faster than me comes up.
Lights pulls me over.
LEO "Do you know why I pulled you over"
Me "No"
LEO "You have no Idea"
Me "No"
LEO Do you know what the speed limit is
Me 55
LEO (something like this) you must have been doing about 80mph you where flying we got on the last exit and really had to step on it to catch you"
OK license and registration, insurance.
(I know better than to admit to speeding, might have been going a little fast but not 80 I never ever go past 80 period no need for a reckless driving ticket, anything over 85mph)
I grabbed all the papers out of my glove box and and fumbled through until I found the registration and insurance card.
Then When I went to pull out my drivers license he saw my carry permit.
Now it gets interesting.
LEO do you have a gun in the car
Me yes
LEO don't you know you are required to tell a police you have a gun in the car.
Me no
LEO didn't they teach you that in your permit class etc. etc.
Me OK? (I would have told him if it was on me)
LEO Where is the gun?
This is where I told a little white lie I said it was in the gun save under my back seat which you can see one of those Vault Nano Key one. It is actually in my lunch bag I take it out of my safe when drive.
He also gave me the comment can I reach the safe from my driver seat. Which that law does not apply since I have a permit for the gun. Anyways that is the whole reason I didn't want to get harassed for having it in my lunch bag not the safe.
I figuring the cop would be OK but instead took me out of the car and frisked me found a flashlight marker pen and pocket knife in my pockets.
Then the LEO searched my car made me give him my key to the safe with no consent why would he have probable cause to search my car I said I have a gun it is in the safe you can see on the floor?
When he went to open it I told him it was in the lunch bag. then he got mad at me for lying I can give him that.
He emptied the gun kept searching found a spare mag in the center council he asked what is this for I said I keep a spare mag in the center council then found a holster in my bag with a change of cloths. LEO "you obviously carry the gun I found the holster" Me "Yes I carry it but I take it out when I work as a mechanic"
let me go back in my car, 2min later that cop took off.
The second cop gave me back all my stuff in an evidence bag let me off on a verbal warning said "here is your stuff we are letting you off on a verbal warning for whatever the other cop pulled you over for" Then continued to enforce the fact that I should have told them right away that I have a gun if they saw the gun in the car they would have drew their weapons etc. etc."
I just kept saying sorry trying to be polite.
Didn't want to tell them they were wrong.
So what is the law? Are you required to tell them you have a gun? I was always told CT is not required to tell police you have a gun unless he asks.
Should you, would you. If it was physically on me or in plane sight I would.
The whole withing driver reach is for only non permit holders if I read it correct.
That is right in the first sentence.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/pub/chap529.htm#Sec29-38.htm
Well first time I've been pulled over on route 8 around 11:00pm been driving home fast lane a few nights a week for 6 years. Not to bad odds but I'll slow down even more.
I appreciate the comments.
What I should do for the future.
Thanks
~Justin
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