Have you been disarmed at a traffic stop?

I'm going to expose my feather foot, but I've not been stopped by the cops for a traffic ticket since 1994, before I started to carry.

For those that have, if you've had a gun on you and you've been pulled over, what has happended after you've told the cop you're armed?

Do they have you step out and disarm you? Where then do they put the gun, back in their car?

Any horror stories, like being draw upon, or worse, having them drop your gun?

The last time i was stopped I was "separated from my weapon" I was stopped for expired registration which I had totally forgot about but I did fit the profile as I was in my badly beat up work truck. The officer was very curteous and very professional but I didnt give him an excuse not to be . He dropped the mag and dechambered the round which he handed to me and then laid the loaded clip and gun on top of my truck whil he finished the paperwork and tag search in his car. The only negative was when He attempted to remove the round from the chamber and almost allowed the muzzle to point in my direction . He wasnt familiar with my taurus which locks the slide when on safe and pulled it close to his body for more leverage I was slightle behind him off to the side so it was but dangerously close just uncomfortably close for a brief second. That was the only time I have been disarmed all other times the officer only asked where it was and left it at that. Well except for the time I got stopped before I got a permit and that is a much LONGER story. :)

Been stopped 3 times while armed. Never had them disarm me. The last time I was going to the range. FHP stopped me for speeding 83 in a 70 moving radar. After he had seen all the gun case's in the back seat he asked where I was going. I said to the range, he knew where it was. Asked if I go there often, I said yes I'm a member and a RSO. Came back with a warning ticket and told me he didn't want to see me again.

My father-in-law was stopped for speeding and presented his CCW card along with his drivers license.
The officer asked " Do you have your firearm with you?" (My father-in-law had left it at home.)

No I don't, he said

The officer said "Then what good is it?" and sent him on his way.

About 20 years ago I was pulled over in Florida, cop was a yankee who transferred from NY or NJ. Hauled me out, cuffed me and stuffed me on the curb where I sat for 30 minutes while a cast of thousands told him I was legal. He just didn't like it.

In the 20 years since, the only time I was disarmed was an incident where I was pulled over late at night and given a field sobriety test. The guns were secured in my vehicle already, but they took a knife out of my pocket and sat it on the bumper of my truck until they were done having me walk straight lines, perform other tests, recite alphabet backwards etc. I made the mistake of telling them I was driving home from a fight and that I had had a shot of Jack with another Marine about 2 hours earlier.

Usually I just tell them where the gun is and they send me on my way. Except for officer friendly who took my piece 20 years ago, I've never had a cop so much as look at, let alone touch a gun during a stop. Even in his case he had to give it back. You may live in a pro-ccw area, all it takes is some dipshit to transfer in from an anti-gun dept to hose it up, though.

No,I dont get pulled over very often.The times I have been pulled over I usually end up bullshitting about guns or diesel trucks.Nobody has shot my Coondog either

In TX they normally just tell you not to pull yours and they won't pull theirs. In general, a pretty gun friendly state (a few towns may be different). I try to make sure they see my hands when they walk up to the car and already have my dl, chl, and insurance in hand. At night, I turn on the inside lights. The approach has gotten me off with a warning many times. You generally get treated the way you act.

During a brief period in which I was a "civilian" and during which I held a TX CHL, I was disarmed by the Zavala County Sheriff (some old dude, approx 95 yrs old, joke but damn he was old). I thought he was going to shoot me, he was shaking so badly. Apparently, the person who was engaging in insurance fraud and that we were surveilling (in full compliance with state law and license requirements) was one of the Sheriff's buddies. Yes, we got burned. Hazard of the job. Sheriff caught up with me about 5 miles outside of town. I informed him I was armed, providing my CHL with my DL. He asked me to surrender my weapon. I was surprised as I had never once asked a CHL holder to surrender his weapon during my LE career (in all fairness, CHL's were only a recent concept in the last part of my prior LE job). I handed him my weapon inside of a Fobus Holster, making it difficult to allege I had drawn down on him. Despite having confirmation I was an honorably retired peace officer, had me wait for an unreasonable period of time on the roadside just to try to get some intel (and to f*&k w/ me). After 30 min I told him to return my weapon or arrest me. My weapon was promptly returned.

being left handed, I also keep my wallet in my rear left pocket (so reaching for it while an officer is at my window wouldnt be a good idea).. I have never been pulled over since carrying, but I will just have my ID and CC permit ready before he gets up to my window. I wont tell him I am carrying, unless he asks.

Was tired from taking a stress-reducing drive one night, coming back pulled over in a Allen shopping mall parking lot to catch a nap before I drove on home. Allen PD rolls up behind me. (Pre Texas CHL, but we've always been able to carry longarms.)

"Do you have a weapon in the car?"
"Sure, my shotgun."
"Get out of the car please."
I get out of the car.
"Where is the gun?"
I tell her where, she reaches in the car, looks @ it. It's a Remington 870 Youth 20 ga w/ 21" bbl & Pachmayr PG - looks evil : )
"Why are you carrying a shotgun in your car?"
"I'm from Dallas."
"Do you always carry a shotgun in your car?"
"Sure - I live in Dallas."
"Why do you feel the need to carry a shotgun in your car?"
"Uh - I live in Dallas."

After she finally ascertained I was just taking a nap after an evening drive (long before $3.50 gas), she told me I could take a nap - which of course I couldn't, having been woken from slumber by an officer of the law. Off to home I drove.

Gig 'em,

backbencher

I've been pulled 3 or 4 times since I started carrying. In VA we are not required to inform the officer, but I always do, and they are always very appreciative. They usually ask where it is, i tell them on my belt, and they say leave it there. Some could care less, but the most recent officer asked me to keep my hands on the steering wheel.

Yes 1 time when I drove to Indy

Miss LEO unloaded my 9mm and the mags dump them on my seat.
She let me go after a few stupid questions.
Still to this day I have no idea why I was pulled over and molested

Other times Ive had speeding tickets the LEO could care less

I was stopped a year ago going to the rifle range with my trunk full of ammo, a couple of AR's and one FAL. I was carrying a gun and showed the officer my CHL promptly and told him I was carrying and actually going to a shooting range. The officer was very polite, he just told me to stay in the car, wrote me a ticket and wished me a nice day. Maybe I was lucky, and other LEO's here in Texas may act in a different way. By the way I did not notice I was about 10 miles per hour faster than I should.

Stopped twice for speeding, never disarmed.

The first time I elected not to declare it, however the carry license comes up when they run the driver's license. The gun was not discussed by me or by him. I got a $10 seatbelt ticket in lieu of a speeding ticket.

The second time I decided to declare it while I was gathering my driver's license and insurance. The officer gave a disinterested "Okay," but then casually asked what I carried and how I liked it while he looked over my documents. I never showed him the permit and he never asked for it. After he checked for warrants he let me go with a verbal warning and a thank you for being upfront.

Tag

I was pulled over recently for an expired inspection sticker. I work in an office where I can’t have my firearm so I normally put it in a Mini Vault under the passenger seat when I get to work. That day I was in a hurry and had neglected to take it out of the safe before heading home.

In VA we don’t have a duty to notify but I handed him my CHL along with my drivers license. He asked me where the gun was and I told him it was under the passenger seat in a safe. He had me role down the back window, take it out of the safe and hand it to him.

He took it back to his car and unloaded it, came back and gave me a ticket, and then put my pistol on the back seat (unloaded of course).

He was very professional, I guess he just either didn’t trust me or thought the evil gun was going to jump out of locked safe and start shooting people.

It was no big deal and I’m sure it could’ve been a worse interaction, I am in Northern VA after all.

Been pulled over a few times while armed. Only gave it up once, the rest just asked where it was. The one guy asked for it and I handed it to him in the holster without having to get out. Came back a couple minutes later, he handed it to me, still loaded in the holster. He said "nice Glock" (G29) and started saying he missed his, the dep't had just gone to M&P's. They went back to Glock 21's about 2 months later.

been pulled a few times since I started carrying in 1999, always show DL and CCL. At checkpoints I always hand both My DL and My CCL. Usually let go with a warning, or told thanks and waved through.
One time in VA though young Sheriffs deputy, made me get out and spread em while he confiscated my 1911. Me and him had a polite discussion on how that was not how the law was written.

Also told me VA did not recognize NC CCL. Me and him went politely back and forth on that one also. Gave me back the unloaded 1911 and a ticket. A week or so later i got a letter saying he was incorrect about VA recognizing NC CCL.

He kept using the line about making sure we both go home safe. I let it go. Of course I did not tell him about the 9mm and .380 in my overnight bag or the SKS behind the seat.

yes

I'm about 50/50. If the gun is in the holster in my center console, I don't mind passing it over. If it's on my person, I step out and let them disarm me if they wish. I wont hand it to them from that position though.
I could make a stink about how they shouldn't be disarming me, but I'd rather have the cop be comfortable and not have any accidents. Plus, this seems to earn me some good will with the cop, and often times a little leniency.

Some cops hand it back as I gave it to them after the stop. Other cops have handed it back stripped with empty mags and a handful of loose rounds(aggravating when you have 17 rnd mag and spares).
One cop couldn't figure out how to field strip my Taurus 24/7. One cop had a nice discussion with me about how I liked my LCP(no ticket there).

I feel like I get pulled over more than most... Fortunately there aren't too many Napoleons running around my city.

True..........

I have had a DPS officer say "you don't touch yours and I won't touch mine."

Been disarmed twice.

The officers were never disrespectful, and neither was I.

Both times I moved on without a citation.

Knock on wood, I have not.

I was pulled over 2 years ago while carrying. It was pouring down rain. I was polite and informed the officer I had a carry permit and did have my firearm with me (CCW endorsement shows up in MO when they run your license). He was kind and courteous and we even spoke guns for a minute. Truly perfect traffic stop as far as I was concerned.

I have.

My most recent ticket I was disarmed. No big deal. I was going waaaay too fast, 61 in a 40 and saw him flip a u turn and knew it was for me so I just went ahead and pulled onto the next side street with my flashers on. He walked up kind of slow and looked at me like where the hell are you going in such a hurry?

I already had my license, registration and carry permit ready. When he asked for my stuff I handed it to him at the same time I told him I was carrying. He asked where, I said on IWB at about 4 o'clock. He was about to walk back to his car but he paused and asked if I could step out. He took the gun out of the holster and said he was going to hold on to it during the stop. I asked if I could get back in my truck, he said yes.

When he came back he had my gun and a ticket. First he handed me my gun with the slide locked back, then the mag and he even put the round that was in the chamber back in the mag. He said I was going way too fast to let me go with a warning but he wrote me for the lowest speed he could 50/40 and gave me a court date almost three months away. He said he did that because I informed him right away that I was carrying, we don't have to do that here but he really appreciated me telling him. I apologized for the speed and that was that.

I'm still on a deferral program so I can't speed again until middle of September

It wasn't a big deal, I understand why they do it in some ways. It seems to be a normal thing around here because I have a good friend that is in the same PD as the cop who pulled me over and he has told me about stopping people carrying and he will usually do the same thing, takes the gun for the duration of the stop.

No.

I was pulled over for 70 in a 55 - didn't have my permit at the time, but had a pistol on the center console that I was transferring from my folks house to my new place. I told him about it when asked, he had me step out and he retrieved it. I got back in, he came back with my ticket, my gp100, and all the bullets and emptied out speed loader in a baggie. Was very courteous, told me the bullets in a bag was so I didn't shoot him in the back while he walked away :/

Ive been pulled over once- about 3 weeks ago. DPS officer
I had both my hands on the steering wheel and told him that I was a CHL holder and that I was carrying a weapon and that I wasnt making a move untill he gave me further instructions.
He politley asked where it was, I told him it was on my right hip, and I was then asked which side my wallet was on. Ive started carrying it on my left side for just such a reason (and the holster makes it difficult to remove).
He told me as long as my gun stays in its place we'll have no problem and to go ahead and get my wallet. My hands went back to the steering wheel.
While reviewing my licenses he thanked me for being up front and asked if I was still "in" (he must have caught a glimpse of my TMF ID). We BS'd a bit and he let me go with a warning for my speed.

All in all a rather pleasant experience. He didnt look a day over 18 so I was actually surprised that he wasnt twitchy and nervous about the situation. If he was he never showed it.

Ive been stopped once since I started carrying, the first thing I told the deputy was that I have a permit and have a 40 cal on my hip. He cared less, and was more concerned with license, insurance and registration. Everything was in order, he let me go, no ticket.

Good info, thanlks. I figured they'd want to disarm you, which would give me the creeps, from their nervousness, not knowing what kind of gun I had and how to hangle it, and so forth.

You gotta love these stories. Low income goons are worried about cops beating them up and planting dope on them. For us, we talk to cops while we're better armed than they are, they don't ticket us, and BS with us about our favorite ammo and the latest guns.

WTF would an LEO need to field strip your pistol??

Been stopped several times since I've had a CCW Permit.

Only disarmed once, along the side of the interstate in Iowa by IHP.

Been handed back the gun with no slide on it more than once. This guy couldn't even operate the slide stop. The idea is the cop doesn't get shot in the back on the way back to the cruiser I reckon.
People can't be trusted in my city. I don't really blame the cops.

I was pulled over about three months ago, for a headlight out. He informed me why I was pulled over, I asked him which headlight and I handed him my license, poi, and registration. A couple minutes had passed by this point, and I remembered that I had placed my pistol in the center console earlier that day... I informed him of the pistol and its location, and apologized for not doing it sooner. He said that it was within a couple minutes, and not to worry. He was being nice, which I assume was because I was polite and didn't do anything wrong other than have a temporary lapse of memory. He should have been informed immediately.

Very nice, polite and professional officer.

I told him I was on my way to work and that I would pick up a new headlight on my way home.

He asked that I leave the pistol in the console while he ran my information. He came back, handed me my papers and said "Thank you. Have a nice night, sir."

Been stopped or approached many times, but never been disarmed.

After I informed him that I had a CHP and was packing, the NCSHP that gave me a (well deserved) ticket a couple of weeks ago told me "We don't worry about the folks who tell us they're packing, we worry about the ones who don't tell us."

I have been dissarmed 3 times. none of them were ass holes about it. not a big deal.

I was stopped about 3 years ago while carrying. In OK, we are required to inform the officer that we carry. Anyhow, he asked me to step out of the pickup and tell me where it was. I pointed and he jumped saying, " don't grab it". I replied that I was simply pointing. Anyhow, he makes me do the perp stance on the pickup while he disarms me. He them places my gun on the front seat and makes me wait at the back of the truck while he writes the ticket.

Now this is bullshit in my opinion, and I thought about asking him to leave his on his seat when he comes back out.......

Anyhow, now to the real problem of this situation..... I had rolled down all my windows when I was pulled over. It was night, and my 7 year old and I had just left a Thunder basketball game. The cop had obviously seen my son. Think about that..... A cop left a loaded handgun in the close proximity of a child during a traffic stop!! Now just imagine what would happen if a kid were to get a hold of a gun in that situation!

Luckily, my kids have been around guns their whole life, so I didn't give it a second thought. BUT, the cop didn't know that!

The cop's boss got a call the next day!

I would have called as well.

Hell I still dont get why they took all my rds out of my spare mags.

Nothing like sitting off the side of 16Th in INDY loading mags back up at night.

Who knows what goes through there minds?

This happen to me.
Traffic stop ends in APD complaint

I've been pulled over several times while I was carrying and almost all of the incidents were pretty routine. Generally, the officer acknowledged that I was carrying and asked where it was, then went on with his business.

There are two notable exceptions.

1) I was pulled over for speeding on the outskirts of Abilene, TX. I had been on the road for almost 12 hours and had
removed my carry gun and put it on the front seat, covering it with my coat. When I was pulled over, I handed him my
CHP and he asked where it was. I replied that it was on the front seat. The officer proceeded to yell at me for the next
couple of minutes, wrapping up with "It's a CONCEALED carry permit!". I then pointed out that it was under my coat, and
he went to the cab ( this discussion took place at my tailgate ) and made sure he couldn't see it. He then advised me to slow
down and let me go.

2) I was pulled over in Rayne, LA to be informed that one of my headlights was out. I notified the officer that I was carrying, and the officer asked me to remove my handgun with two fingers. He unloaded my handgun AND the entire magazine. He placed the hangun, magazine, and ammunition on the hood of my truck and kept me at the tailgate of my truck. I also informed him that I had other ( unloaded ) guns in the truck. He asked why. I responded that I was coming back from teaching a
CHP class. He asked what a CHP class was. I explained to him and he responded by cocking his head and asking "Why you do dat fo?" I would like to point out that the officer asking the question was about 6'4", white, and blond. I had no answer to his question. When I asked him why he completely unloaded my magazine, he informed me that it was policy and that the reason was that there was no way I could get the gun, load the magazine, and try to shoot them before they left. I felt it best not to mention the spare loaded magazine in my pocket...

Sam

Pulled once since I got my CCW, and was disarmed.

Cop called for back up. Had me place both guns on the dash. After doing that, I watched him reholster his gun.

I informed him both were loaded. He proceeded to pinch them together in his hand, and carry them back to his cruiser.

After giving me the ticket, his partner dropped the mage and handed me back 2 still loaded firearms and told me not to reload until they were back at their cruisers.

My personal opinion, both those cops were morons. Cop #1 for handling 2 loaded firearms in a very reckless manner. cop #2 for handing me back loaded guns thinking they were unloaded just by dropping the mags.

Please tell me that wasn't local. Or if it was, fess up. I've always had good interactions with the popo around here. Hell, once I was on my way to graveyard shift and a tree had fallen into Peace Haven just north of the 421 interchange, so the WSFD was out there sawing the tree up while the PD did a whatever you want to call it stop of all the traffic.

Rolled up with the windows down, license and CHP in my hand, interior light on. As I was handing him both, and before he had a chance to speak, I told him that I was packing. He looked at my DL and CHP, and thanked me for telling him I was packing, as most folks don't.

WTF? NC law requires you to inform.

my answer is nope / never...

Merging off of Silas Creek onto Bus 40 West bound.

Got a little carried away merging into traffic, and he was sitting under the Old Vineyard bridge.

Some twitchy dudes in the APD, aren't there??

What ended up happening with that investigation?

Is "unconstitutional" the word you're looking for?

Only once. I was open carrying on a motorcycle. I was with another rider who was not carrying. Never had this experience before, so I was nervous. Was a Glock 27. The officer first asked what agency I worked for, I guess assumed I was LEO. After that was settled, I asked for instructions on how they expected me to hand them the hand gun, and made it known it was chambered. I followed the given instructions, moving slowly enough to show them I intended to abide by their request without incident. The officer took it back to their car, cleared it, and then proceeded with the routine traffic stop process.

When they handed me the hand gun back, I chambered it right on the spot and immediately holster it.

Didn't like the experience, but it wasn't really a big deal I suppose.

ben

Nope. I've never told an officer that I had a firearm, and they have never searched the area.

Is it a law in your area to declare? Why would you volunteer that information? You're making the firearm a focus of interest when it shouldn't be.

Well around here, if they've got your plate they can see if you've got a CWP anyway. I have to say it's gotten me out of a few tickets because it establishes a mutual respect.
One instance comes to mind, pulled doing 20 over, the officer said "Wellll, since you've got your CWP, you're probably a fairly law-abiding kinda guy, so I think we'll let you off with a warning this time, but slow down"

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