Has anyone been stopped by a leo before

[HorseSoldier]

What you are describing is an officer with enough probable cause to do a search.

Note that I'm not defending all the actions described in this thread. But also note that Reasonable Suspicion, the legal standard under which an officer can detain and disarm someone during a contact, and Probable Cause are two different things, and Reasonable Suspicion is a lower standard.

California Fish and Wildlife agents, for instance, operating in an area where poaching and drug activity was frequent would have Reasonable Suspicion that persons they contacted in that area might be involved in such activities and would be justified in detaining those persons, searching them for officer safety purposes, and disarming them during the contact -- even if there was no PC developed that justified charging them with a crime from that contact.

 

[S.W.G.]

I got pulled over once with a target 1911 that had a NM colt slide and barrel. They ran the drawing number on the barrel as the serial number and started hassleing me about having a stolen gun.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

They ran (what they thought was) the serial number!?

What was their excuse for doing that? I would never consent to a police officer running one of my guns through a database.

Did they ask you? Or did they just run it through?

If they did the latter I would hire a lawyer the second the traffic stop is over.

 

[mgregg85]

I've only had good experiences with the LEO's, I guess I've been lucky so far. Even got into a discussion with one very nice officer about the SUB-2000 that was in the backseat of my car.

The only questionable encounter i've had was with a Michigan DNR officer. He was looking for some guys riding quads illegally, my friends and I were having a little fire and relaxing and I had my Mini-14(20 round mag, empty chamber) next to my chair and my XD-45 on my belt. He didn't notice the mini-14 at first while he was questioning us but when he did he almost jumped back and said angrily "Why do you have a rifle?!". I just said "because I can" and he let it go at that but he still seemed nervous about it.

 

[howlnmad]

In my line of work (transportation) I encounter LEOs of multiple levels, whether it be highway patrol, sheriff, local or motor vehicle inspectors. Any time I am approached I always show my permit and only once was I informed that it was policy to disarm me while performing the stop. I had no problem with it and he returned it, empty, along with my paperwork and ticket. Others have just asked the location of the weapon and went about their duty.

 

[kalash]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

They ran (what they thought was) the serial number!?

What was their excuse for doing that? I would never consent to a police officer running one of my guns through a database.

Did they ask you? Or did they just run it through?

If they did the latter I would hire a lawyer the second the traffic stop is over.

I've never been asked for permission from a police officer. I've been pulled over 5-6 times for mostly speeding and 3/4 of the time they take the gun to "run the numbers" to "see if it was reported stolen" a couple times they did not even take the gun from me.

I did not know you could protest them from running a number, I always figured it was what they "always" do.

There was actually a bit more to that night, the woman that pulled me over did not know how to clear a 1911 and while trying to fiddle with it pointed a loaded 1911 in the general direction of me and the car, I said something about it and she then gave up and set the pistol on the hood of her car until backup arrived (10 minutes or so) to clear the pistol. I said something to the other police officer about it.

All in all it was 20-30 minutes all for a brake light that was out.

 

[HOOfan_1]

My 1911 clears like pretty much ever single other automatic handgun I have shot...even my Walther P38. Only difference is that the magazine release on the P38 is on the bottom of the grip. Was that police department still using revolvers?

 

[MD_Willington]

Once, he asked what I was carrying, replied S&W 5906, said he liked the S&W better than the Glock he had... No problems!

 

[kalash]

They use glocks.

Her problem was racking the slide, she did not know that the safety locked the slide. She was just tugging and tugging on the slide.