orygunmike
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an interesting conversation I had with an officer who pulled me over for not having my lights on after dark....
He pulls me over...takes my license and registration...and goes back to the cruiser....
When he returns he politely/professionally tells me, "in the future I would prefer that you tell me you have a concealed handgun license....we are going to find out anyway when we run you on the compueter"...
I'm dumbfounded....like..where did this come from?
I replied..."I didn't think that it was pertinent to being pulled over for a minor traffic infraction..and I know there is no state requirement for me to tell you that".....
He tells me, "no you are not required, and you are not in trouble for not telling me, but I would have prefer that you told me before I ran your license".
He didn't give me a ticket...which I'm thankful...and I wouldn't do anything different next time...
He never asked me if I was carrying my gun, which I was at the time.
I shook my head for an hour after that...I just couldn't figure out where he was coming from or what purpose telling him I have a CHL would have served. He might have well asked for my political party or my blood type.
Any LEOs know why this officer would want to know I have a CHL?
He pulls me over...takes my license and registration...and goes back to the cruiser....
When he returns he politely/professionally tells me, "in the future I would prefer that you tell me you have a concealed handgun license....we are going to find out anyway when we run you on the compueter"...
I'm dumbfounded....like..where did this come from?
I replied..."I didn't think that it was pertinent to being pulled over for a minor traffic infraction..and I know there is no state requirement for me to tell you that".....
He tells me, "no you are not required, and you are not in trouble for not telling me, but I would have prefer that you told me before I ran your license".
He didn't give me a ticket...which I'm thankful...and I wouldn't do anything different next time...
He never asked me if I was carrying my gun, which I was at the time.
I shook my head for an hour after that...I just couldn't figure out where he was coming from or what purpose telling him I have a CHL would have served. He might have well asked for my political party or my blood type.
Any LEOs know why this officer would want to know I have a CHL?