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But my question was, do you think it is wise for a police officer to "feel at ease" because someone puts an official looking, unverified piece of paper in their hands?Originally Posted by Deserteagle
Navy and Deanimator, I have said previously that I do not plan on notifying when not required to, but we'll see what happens. I think introducing the subject of a gun into a stop sign violation will just complicate the stop. If I'm asked to get out of the car, I might consider notifying, and if Im patted down or if he asks me, I will tell him. Im just trying to not get pulled over in the first place.
Going back to my original point, notifying will put some officers at ease as we have seen above, and which I pointed out. Others may not be put at ease.
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But my question was, do you think it is wise for a police officer to "feel at ease" because someone puts an official looking, unverified piece of paper in their hands?
I am not anti-cop, I am pro-Constitution.
When I'm a cop, I'll let you know. Until then, I have no basis for judging that. I do know that my permit is like a driver license and not a piece of paper though. We can make assumptions that it is or is not wise to put yourself at ease during that job, but speculating about how I would feel or how another cop feels or making assumptions about what is wise or not wise for that job is pointless unless we have more knowledge, such as having done the job.
I don;t mind notifying...in Ohio at least if they ran your plates they already know. The only encounter I've had, I told the LEO I had a permit and was carrying, and he laughed and said Somehow from your bumper stickers I kinda thought you might be...We went through the ticket hassle, and then he asked what I was carrying...I said Sig 1911 RCS...his eyes got real wide and he says Oooh I like your style lol...Maybe it's different for us women, but I don't mind at all making a little extra effort to put an LEO at ease.
I'm concerned SOLELY with obeying the law, not putting the unwary at any "ease".
My not notifying the cop doesn't mean I'm going to shoot him.
My notifying him doesn't mean that I'm not going to shoot him.
Any cop who would let his guard down with a stranger merely because he TELLS him that he's got a CHL and is carrying is too dumb for the job. It might just get him killed eventually.
The Harless debacle (and others like it) is proof positive that Ohio's notification requirement is idiotic and needs to be eliminated. It's simply an opportunity for abuse.
Really? So by running the plates they know who is driving the car?!? Wow, that's some technology right there. I know in Washington the plates only come back to the registered owner, not necessarily the driver.
I am not anti-cop, I am pro-Constitution.
I really don't care that the LEO is put "at ease" either (and yeah, most of the time, my concern is obeying the law). Matter of fact, I like that a particular LEO is a little "tense" when dealing with me. After all, I have a gun. So, a state agent with the power to arrest my freedom has to mind their manners a bit when interacting with me? Good. Gov't agent has a gun, citizen has a gun; the way it should be.
I tell em if required, otherwise, nah. I figure I help them stay on their toes by keeping them guessing.
Prov. 27:3 - "Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both"
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