OK I will start of by being straight forward this is part rant. First let me tell you a little about myself. I have no driving tickets, no misdemeanor's, felonies etc. I have a job working in the financial department of a very large service company. I'm 22 going on 23 black male, attend the local community college rent my own apartment etc. And obviously own and like guns hence me being a member here. I do cc on a regular basis where it is legal etc. I'm also very familiar with laws on several levels.
Me being pulled over about once every month for a ROUTINE traffic stop is almost the normal racial profiling.
To the point, I have not been pulled over since I have began carrying; so any way leaving work late with everyone else in my department we are all driving the same speed, on the same road and I get pulled over. Go figure.
I pull into a well lighted area cop takes 5 min or so to come to my car. The cop walks to my car flashed his flashlight in my face and said "Dawson". This is not my name and never has been. I'm no LEO but I'm fairly sure when your tag is ran they can see your name and car make, model etc. So the cop ask for all the standard stuff like license, registration, and insurance. I comply he goes back to his car, he stays there for quite some time. He comes back gives me my info and says sorry thought your were someone else (B.S.). So as I'm placing my license back in my wallet he sees my cc permit and ask do I have my gun on me? I comply honestly " NO I do not, my gun is in my glove box."
He ask me to step out of the car and then all the drama starts he goes into calling another car. He ask to search my car I gave permission he grabs my Glock 26, and him and the other cop start talking. Then he has the nads to ask me do I have a bill of sale. Now I've been discriminated against but this is ridiculous. To bad for them I keep the copies off all my gun purchases in my car just for these glorious moments. I provide the receipt this seems to only irritate the pair, they seem to be in a state of "awww" that I was able to produce such information so quickly. They then began talking again, one goes to his car and begins looking in a book I assume an law book The cop returns after a few minutes and they converse once again. The second car leaves.
The first cop returns with my firearm and says I'm free to go.
Now during this entire time I was never told why I was pulled over. I'm seriously thinking of calling my local internal affairs office.
I'm only one that has had to go threw this when being pulled over for legally having a gun in a glove box.
Me being pulled over about once every month for a ROUTINE traffic stop is almost the normal racial profiling.
To the point, I have not been pulled over since I have began carrying; so any way leaving work late with everyone else in my department we are all driving the same speed, on the same road and I get pulled over. Go figure.
I pull into a well lighted area cop takes 5 min or so to come to my car. The cop walks to my car flashed his flashlight in my face and said "Dawson". This is not my name and never has been. I'm no LEO but I'm fairly sure when your tag is ran they can see your name and car make, model etc. So the cop ask for all the standard stuff like license, registration, and insurance. I comply he goes back to his car, he stays there for quite some time. He comes back gives me my info and says sorry thought your were someone else (B.S.). So as I'm placing my license back in my wallet he sees my cc permit and ask do I have my gun on me? I comply honestly " NO I do not, my gun is in my glove box."
He ask me to step out of the car and then all the drama starts he goes into calling another car. He ask to search my car I gave permission he grabs my Glock 26, and him and the other cop start talking. Then he has the nads to ask me do I have a bill of sale. Now I've been discriminated against but this is ridiculous. To bad for them I keep the copies off all my gun purchases in my car just for these glorious moments. I provide the receipt this seems to only irritate the pair, they seem to be in a state of "awww" that I was able to produce such information so quickly. They then began talking again, one goes to his car and begins looking in a book I assume an law book The cop returns after a few minutes and they converse once again. The second car leaves.
The first cop returns with my firearm and says I'm free to go.
Now during this entire time I was never told why I was pulled over. I'm seriously thinking of calling my local internal affairs office.
I'm only one that has had to go threw this when being pulled over for legally having a gun in a glove box.