Duty to Notify....change? Maag: Police don't need gun warning - Ohio

[DarrylHadfield]

@NavyLCDR: Because, as you said... if he's going to frisk me, I want him to know up front what he's going to find, so there aren't any surprises. Assuming your handle is due to real-life stuff... ever been shot, or "merely" shot AT, in the line of duty? It makes you a little paranoid of ANYONE who might have a weapon. Perhaps I ought o have clarified, too, that I don't feel it's necessary to inform the LEO unless I'm asked to get out of the car to be frisked.. until the potential for the LEO to get 'bent outta shape', he doesn't need to know if I'm carrying.

@Derby - I agree wholeheartedly. Good police officers who have a level head, will likely have no issue with being told... although personally, I think the Duty to Inform is still not worth the paper it's printed on.

@WOP2: I suspect you may have meant that Ohio is not your home state? What is your home state?

[tdeanl]

I've been stopped in Georgia,where I had a carry permit (Moved-have another state's now).As a matter of NOT making the officer nervous,IF I were asked to step out,I handed them my liscense,proof of insurance,and carry permit.One asked where I was carrying (right side hip) and asked me to keep my hand away from that area. No other problems. I don't like nervous people with guns around me,so I do what I can to not make them nervous- interior light on during a night stop/liscense check,etc. Being polite,no smart ass remarks,keeping both hands visible. Most police officers have sense and are on our (Law abiding citizen)side.

[FTG-05]

There's only three reasons to inform any LEO during any encounter that you have a weapon (excepting when you're actually had to use the weapon) and those are:

- Duty to inform state
- Asked if you're armed or weapons in the vehicle
- Asked to step out of the vehicle.

Out side this, there is no valid reason to inform the officer. If he's doesn't ask, then there's no reason to potentially escalate the situation by telling him you're armed. If he doesn't ask and therefore doesn't appear to care, why should I? Why should you?

All this talk about telling him out of "respect" and to make him "comfortable" is nothing more than delusional feel-goodism.