sturmruger
Member
Iowa State Patrol
I work at a Ford dealership we see allot of State Patrol officers in and out of here. There is allot of down time here so I have had allot of good opurtunities to talk to the troopers when they are here getting something fixed. I have asked 4 differant troopers and they all said the same thing here in IA. They told me not to volunteer my carry status unless I am asked to exit the vehicle. They said that 90% of the time I will not be asked to exit the vehicle. On the rare occasion when I am asked to exit the vehicle they said that alerting the officer to my carry status would be the safest alternative.
I have been pulled over twice in the last 18 months that I have been carrying. At first I thought I would be nervous expecting the officer to feel my gun with some sort of Psychic power. They never noticed a thing. Before I travel through any other states I always visit Packing.org to check and see what the law is in that state. Better safe then sorry.
I work at a Ford dealership we see allot of State Patrol officers in and out of here. There is allot of down time here so I have had allot of good opurtunities to talk to the troopers when they are here getting something fixed. I have asked 4 differant troopers and they all said the same thing here in IA. They told me not to volunteer my carry status unless I am asked to exit the vehicle. They said that 90% of the time I will not be asked to exit the vehicle. On the rare occasion when I am asked to exit the vehicle they said that alerting the officer to my carry status would be the safest alternative.
I have been pulled over twice in the last 18 months that I have been carrying. At first I thought I would be nervous expecting the officer to feel my gun with some sort of Psychic power. They never noticed a thing. Before I travel through any other states I always visit Packing.org to check and see what the law is in that state. Better safe then sorry.