jimmyraythomason
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Personally,if they don't ask,I don't tell and so far none have asked(I don't get stopped but about once per decade).
I would say knowing could help avoid a bad situation.
I mean, please explain EXACTLY why you want the person to tell you. (Not just, "well it's polite.")
Some people I’ve talked with (LEO included) seem to not hear what you’re saying to them.
That’s why I like to announce the presence of a gun in the situation off the bat...
Exactly...which is why I tend to keep my yapper shut and just hand 'em my CHP
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.12A
Any individual who has applied for and has been issued a concealed handgun permit must
follow certain regulations concerning its use. Not only must the individual carry the permit along
with proper identification whenever the handgun is being carried concealed, but he/she must also
inform any law enforcement officer who approaches him/her that he/she is in possession of a permit
and a concealed handgun.
I'm hoping you never use the word GUN when you announce the presence of a gun?
If not, you might wanna rethink this one?
-- if you do any of those things, remembering to politely and calmly notify the nice officer of your carry weapon is going to be a hit-or-miss thing, too.
1) If I am a criminal intent on shooting a cop, I'm not going to verbally inform him of that fact. I'm a criminal, remember? I don't obey the law.
I often have a rifle and shotgun in the truck along with the 2 handguns so if I feel the need to notify it is usually guns (plural) and has nothing to do with concealed weapons since my state doesn't differentiate on guns in a vehicle.Quote:
I'm hoping you never use the word GUN when you announce the presence of a gun?
If not, you might wanna rethink this one?
Okay, my fault. I typed gun without thinking. My exact words are "I have a concealed handgun permit (since that's what it says across the top) and I do (or don't) have a concealed weapon on me."
Uh huh...now, if you made that mistake while sitting behind your computer (no stress), you could very well make the same mistake while at night, under stress, etc.Okay, my fault. I typed gun without thinking.
I say again-if you state ""I have a concealed handGUN permit", and you've already said in an earlier post folks often don't hear what you're saying, you run the risk of the officer's ears raising at the sound of the word GUN-whether he hears it in context or not...well, why take the chance?My exact words are "I have a concealed handgun permit"
Uh huh...now, if you made that mistake while sitting behind your computer (no stress), you could very well make the same mistake while at night, under stress, etc.
Why must we make this more complicated than it should be?
Don't forget, you can operate your vehicle perfectly and within all the laws at all times, but you have no control over the other drivers on the road. I've been in a couple of accidents that were caused by another driver.Better yet...Don't break the rules of the road and you will not get stopped in the first place...