Have you been stopped w/CCW? - Page 2 - The Firearms Forum

Shoot Em All · 01-10-2009, 12:20 AM

In KY, you are suposed to put your hands on the steering wheel in plain sight, and when the LEO comes to the window, tell him you are a CCDW permit holder, and if you are armed or not, and where the gun is if you are. At that point just do what he says. If you don't disclose the permit and weapons, when he runs your DL you will be flagged as a permit holder and will have to listen to some bad mouth from the LEO, and possibly detained and searched to see if you are armed. Digging for your DL and insurance will realy make them wary of you anyway, especially if your state flags you as a permit holder from your car license.

thomas44 · 01-10-2009, 10:17 AM

Kind of unrelated...pulled into the Norfolk Naval Base going back to the "boat" one night-had probably been drinking a little, and forgot about the box of factory .357 ammo sitting on the front seat. The guards freaked out and called the base police (even though they sold ammo at the base PX) and caused quite a ruccus. If I remember right I got my vehicle searched for weapons, etc.
I haven't been stopped while carrying yet, but would probably offer my CCW with my DL and ins. card. That makes sense to me.

pricedo · 01-11-2009, 07:30 AM

Stopped by Leo in Maine for traffic related reason. Was carrying a snubnose revolver concealed in a shoulder holster at the time. Maine does not require that a permit holder declare that he/she is packing unless the specific question is asked.

Why complicate a simple traffic stop with an unecessary declaration of a LEGALLY CARRIED firearm.

If it's OK with the Maine legislature it's OK with me.

If I had been stopped in Utah, a state that requires a permit holder to declare a concealed firearm, then I would have so declared.

I hold a PA LTCF, a Utah CFP, A Maine Permit, a New Hampshire PRL.

jacksonco · 01-11-2009, 09:07 AM

yea, I was pulled over while in possesion of my Keltec P11. It was around 2 am . I had the gun in a zipper pouch above the sun visor. When the officers approached I informed them that I was a ccw holder and that there was a weapon in the van. I was told to place the gun on the passenger seat and exit the van. I had been cat fishing with my brother. We had been drinking earlier. I had dropped my brother off about an hour befor being pulled over. I had just left a bar that I stopped in and had a beer and checked out who was there. I failed my field soberity test and was arrested. The officers were very polite, told me I was the most couteous DUI they ever arrested. We talked about my Keltec and the officer wanted to know what I used for a holster. Any hows, I spent the night in jail. My weapon was returned in the morning after my trip to the magistrate. Plead guilty and was sentenced to complete the mandatory 24 hr incarceration for DUI. I came in a few weekends later to serve the rest of my time. About 16hours I think.

Not a story to be proud of but a story none the less. I have since quit drinking and even cigarettes.

Chris C · 01-11-2009, 11:49 AM

I have been stopped at least 5 times since I first acquired my CCW license. I pull out my drivers license, my CCW license and my insurance verification and have them ready when the officer arrives at my window. We are not allowed to leave our vehicles in my home state unless the officer requests it. I had one officer ask me to hand him my fanny pack (where I carry my Glock model 29) and he removed the weapon, removed the clip and the round in the chamber and asked me to unlock my back door. He placed the firearm on the floor behind my seat and told me not to retrieve it until after I left the scene. On another occassion, the officer asked me where the weapon was kept. Other than that, no officer has ever commented.......oh, wait, yes, one did thank me for producing my CCW license unprompted. All officers ask me to keep my hands on the steering wheel while they are present. All officers have been more than curteous concerning the situation.

pricedo · 01-11-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksonco

yea, I was pulled over while in possesion of my Keltec P11. It was around 2 am . I had the gun in a zipper pouch above the sun visor. When the officers approached I informed them that I was a ccw holder and that there was a weapon in the van. I was told to place the gun on the passenger seat and exit the van. I had been cat fishing with my brother. We had been drinking earlier. I had dropped my brother off about an hour befor being pulled over. I had just left a bar that I stopped in and had a beer and checked out who was there. I failed my field soberity test and was arrested. The officers were very polite, told me I was the most couteous DUI they ever arrested. We talked about my Keltec and the officer wanted to know what I used for a holster. Any hows, I spent the night in jail. My weapon was returned in the morning after my trip to the magistrate. Plead guilty and was sentenced to complete the mandatory 24 hr incarceration for DUI. I came in a few weekends later to serve the rest of my time. About 16hours I think.

Not a story to be proud of but a story none the less. I have since quit drinking and even cigarettes.

It takes guts & honesty to admit it up front when you've done wrong.

I think many of us have teetered over the blood alchohol DWI limit the odd time but have been fortunate enough not to have been caught.

In the hot summer when a cold one tastes really good it only take 2 beer consumed within an hour and you're over the legal limit in most states.

You're lucky that DWI is not a felony in your state. If it was they would have pulled your permit right away.

I just hope you don't get a hassle at renewal time.

RunningOnMT · 01-11-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by pricedo

It takes guts & honesty to admit it up front when you've done wrong.

I think many of us have teetered over the blood alchohol DWI limit the odd time but have been fortunate enough not to have been caught.

In the hot summer when a cold one tastes really good it only take 2 beer consumed within an hour and you're over the legal limit in most states.

You're lucky that DWI is not a felony in your state. If it was they would have pulled your permit right away.

I just hope you don't get a hassle at renewal time.

There is another potential charge..."possesion of a firearm under disability" I'm not sure if that's a felony or not.

new308handloader · 01-11-2009, 05:06 PM

I was pulled over for speeding, by an un-marked car, in GA on Hwy 411. When the officer asked for my DL I also handed him my carry permit and told him there was a firearm in the car......his reply "Just don't point it at me and we wont have an issue" (In GA it is not required to tell the officer if you have a firearm)....he returned and handed me a warning. I really think having the permit and telling him up front that I had a firearem in the car made the difference.

conan1 · 01-23-2009, 04:32 AM

I was stopped by a road block once. They were looking for someone. I handed the deputy my license and carry permit. He asked me where my weapon was. I told him in the console right by me. He then waved me on my way. No problem. Was stopped by out of state trooper. No problems from any.

Popgunner · 01-23-2009, 05:41 PM

This month I got my 68 Chevelle SS back from the body & paint shop & since then I've driven it lkess than an hour total. In this time I've been pulled over 5 times now. Any LEO that has been within sight has pulled me over. The stops have all been exactly the same-I stop,kill the motor, roll the window down & put my hands on the top of the wheel. I've had my proof of insurance & registration on the passenger seat ready to hand over. I've just waited till the officer has asked for the papers before saying anything. They have all 5 times just asked for papers & taken them back to their car for a couple of minutes & returned to say it was just a "routine" stop & at that point they have asked me if I was carrying because when they run the plates on any of my cars their comput states that I have a CCW. They don't seem concerned if I am carrying or not they just ask. Then in the same breath they've all told me what a nice car the Chevelle is. I've been tempted to tell them how many times I've been pulled over in that short time in that car but I've just answered what they ask politely & they've just sent me on my way.

October has made for me exactly 30 years of driving private cars & commercial trucks with nary a ticket. Knock on wood that'll continue.

01-10-2009, 12:20 AM	#26
Shoot Em All Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 17	Re: Have you been stopped w/CCW? In KY, you are suposed to put your hands on the steering wheel in plain sight, and when the LEO comes to the window, tell him you are a CCDW permit holder, and if you are armed or not, and where the gun is if you are. At that point just do what he says. If you don't disclose the permit and weapons, when he runs your DL you will be flagged as a permit holder and will have to listen to some bad mouth from the LEO, and possibly detained and searched to see if you are armed. Digging for your DL and insurance will realy make them wary of you anyway, especially if your state flags you as a permit holder from your car license.

01-10-2009, 10:17 AM	#27
thomas44 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 577	Re: Have you been stopped w/CCW? Kind of unrelated...pulled into the Norfolk Naval Base going back to the "boat" one night-had probably been drinking a little, and forgot about the box of factory .357 ammo sitting on the front seat. The guards freaked out and called the base police (even though they sold ammo at the base PX) and caused quite a ruccus. If I remember right I got my vehicle searched for weapons, etc. I haven't been stopped while carrying yet, but would probably offer my CCW with my DL and ins. card. That makes sense to me. __________________ Change...it's all you'll have left in your pocket by 2013.

01-11-2009, 07:30 AM	#28
pricedo V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NRA LIFE MEMBER Posts: 63	Re: Have you been stopped w/CCW? Stopped by Leo in Maine for traffic related reason. Was carrying a snubnose revolver concealed in a shoulder holster at the time. Maine does not require that a permit holder declare that he/she is packing unless the specific question is asked. Why complicate a simple traffic stop with an unecessary declaration of a LEGALLY CARRIED firearm. If it's OK with the Maine legislature it's OK with me. If I had been stopped in Utah, a state that requires a permit holder to declare a concealed firearm, then I would have so declared. I hold a PA LTCF, a Utah CFP, A Maine Permit, a New Hampshire PRL.

01-11-2009, 09:07 AM	#29
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Have you been stopped w/CCW? yea, I was pulled over while in possesion of my Keltec P11. It was around 2 am . I had the gun in a zipper pouch above the sun visor. When the officers approached I informed them that I was a ccw holder and that there was a weapon in the van. I was told to place the gun on the passenger seat and exit the van. I had been cat fishing with my brother. We had been drinking earlier. I had dropped my brother off about an hour befor being pulled over. I had just left a bar that I stopped in and had a beer and checked out who was there. I failed my field soberity test and was arrested. The officers were very polite, told me I was the most couteous DUI they ever arrested. We talked about my Keltec and the officer wanted to know what I used for a holster. Any hows, I spent the night in jail. My weapon was returned in the morning after my trip to the magistrate. Plead guilty and was sentenced to complete the mandatory 24 hr incarceration for DUI. I came in a few weekends later to serve the rest of my time. About 16hours I think. Not a story to be proud of but a story none the less. I have since quit drinking and even cigarettes.

01-11-2009, 11:49 AM	#30
Chris C Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8	Re: Have you been stopped w/CCW? I have been stopped at least 5 times since I first acquired my CCW license. I pull out my drivers license, my CCW license and my insurance verification and have them ready when the officer arrives at my window. We are not allowed to leave our vehicles in my home state unless the officer requests it. I had one officer ask me to hand him my fanny pack (where I carry my Glock model 29) and he removed the weapon, removed the clip and the round in the chamber and asked me to unlock my back door. He placed the firearm on the floor behind my seat and told me not to retrieve it until after I left the scene. On another occassion, the officer asked me where the weapon was kept. Other than that, no officer has ever commented.......oh, wait, yes, one did thank me for producing my CCW license unprompted. All officers ask me to keep my hands on the steering wheel while they are present. All officers have been more than curteous concerning the situation.

01-11-2009, 05:06 PM	#33
new308handloader Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryville, TN Posts: 535	Re: Have you been stopped w/CCW? I was pulled over for speeding, by an un-marked car, in GA on Hwy 411. When the officer asked for my DL I also handed him my carry permit and told him there was a firearm in the car......his reply "Just don't point it at me and we wont have an issue" (In GA it is not required to tell the officer if you have a firearm)....he returned and handed me a warning. I really think having the permit and telling him up front that I had a firearem in the car made the difference.

01-23-2009, 04:32 AM	#34
conan1 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Somewhere in KY Posts: 38	Re: Have you been stopped w/CCW? I was stopped by a road block once. They were looking for someone. I handed the deputy my license and carry permit. He asked me where my weapon was. I told him in the console right by me. He then waved me on my way. No problem. Was stopped by out of state trooper. No problems from any. __________________ Don't p*** on my leg and tell me it's raining!

01-23-2009, 05:41 PM	#35
Popgunner Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Contributor Posts: 1,764	Re: Have you been stopped w/CCW? This month I got my 68 Chevelle SS back from the body & paint shop & since then I've driven it lkess than an hour total. In this time I've been pulled over 5 times now. Any LEO that has been within sight has pulled me over. The stops have all been exactly the same-I stop,kill the motor, roll the window down & put my hands on the top of the wheel. I've had my proof of insurance & registration on the passenger seat ready to hand over. I've just waited till the officer has asked for the papers before saying anything. They have all 5 times just asked for papers & taken them back to their car for a couple of minutes & returned to say it was just a "routine" stop & at that point they have asked me if I was carrying because when they run the plates on any of my cars their comput states that I have a CCW. They don't seem concerned if I am carrying or not they just ask. Then in the same breath they've all told me what a nice car the Chevelle is. I've been tempted to tell them how many times I've been pulled over in that short time in that car but I've just answered what they ask politely & they've just sent me on my way. October has made for me exactly 30 years of driving private cars & commercial trucks with nary a ticket. Knock on wood that'll continue. Last edited by Popgunner; 01-23-2009 at 05:44 PM..