Permit holders: can LEO's ID you by your vehicle plates?

[wmenorr67]

Not in OK. You have to let the LEO know.

 

[AF_INT1N0]

Face it folks. Irrespective of any established process, regulation or administrative policy, if you are accesable on any one government database, anything the government has on you is accesable in some fashion. They can claim anything they want. And if you believe any of the hooey they say, you are probably highly deserving of your future.

I'm military.. They already have everything the would possibly need either through medical records or background checks...

Jo Blow LEO is still going to have to do alot of digging to figure out whether or not I have one. Fortunately most of the Deputies I've met out here are not the type to do that..

 

[Gunpacker]

Officer knowing

Does anyone think he should not inform a police officer that he is armed during a traffic stop when the officer is already on alert?? Seems to me that it simply makes sense. I wouldn't want to have an officer discover it any other way while I was being silent. Just MO. Why would it be a problem for you? Should not destroy your life or make you the subject of harrassment. Usually, an officer will appreciate it, and sometimes makes for a more pleasant encounter. This is true even in state that does not require disclosure for me. Driver's license is flagged in most states, so he is gonna know. Better sooner than later.

 

[Bunkster]

As a public service, here is the great, almighty chief Richard W. Meyers of Appleton, Wisconsin. All hail and get on bended knee:

 

[ctdonath]

Does anyone think he should not inform a police officer that he is armed during a traffic stop when the officer is already on alert??

Yup.

It's a traffic stop. Don't escalate it.

I've learned to ONLY answer the questions asked - don't say anything more. The cop is not your friend at that point. Don't answer questions that haven't been asked; don't give him reason to ask questions that would otherwise not be asked.

Informing him may work well in a gun-friendly state or where possession must be announced under penalty of law. HOWEVER, in an area where simple possession tends to raise eyebrows and questions, a simple "license & registration please, here's your ticket" becomes "get out of the car, submit to handcuffing, sit in the cruiser until we figure out if we can find any reason to throw you in jail."

Why would it be a problem for you?

Because it's not relevant, none of his business, my right, and I have reason to believe things will get very complicated and uncomfortable (even when doing absolutely nothing wrong).

Should not destroy your life or make you the subject of harrassment.

Correct - it should not ... but sometimes it does. Unless it's illegal to not tell him up front, keeping my mouth shut will do more to prevent destroying my life and avoiding harrassment.

Driver's license is flagged in most states, so he is gonna know.

He'll know if I'm licensed to carry. He won't know if I am carrying. If I'm flagged, he already has all the info he needs: I'm a law-abiding citizen who went out of my way to inform the state of my weapons possession, and thus am known to be part of a group noted for a satistically very low rate of causing trouble for police.

It's not the flagged-CCW driver who announces what the cop already knows who is the problem, it's the punk who is NOT flagged-CCW and announces his gun possession bullets-first in a criminal manner.

I hate these "what have you got to hide?" type lines of reasoning.

 

[Kamicosmos]

In North Carolina CCW information is connected to an individual's drivers license, but not to a vehicle registration plate.

Same for Missouri.