Am I being detained?

[11bravo1p]

I'm really happy to see all of the responses in this thread. I hoped to open up a good title for discussion and it worked. There has been allot of information dispersed and outside of indirectly being called an a-hole and an idiot for simply posing a question (never said this is how I would do things), I'm glad to see it garnered some decent interest. There are tons of examples of guys actually behaving this way on youtube. My point was to see what it was like from an Officer's point of view and learn from it. I was not disappointed.
The title of this thread was used to hook you and peak your interest into submitting a valid comment. Never said it was how I operate. Fwiw

[gotshotgun?]

If I had a CCW I would hand it with my paperwork and let the officer know right away that I had a concealed weapon. Logic would dictate that an officer would feel more comfortable working with such an individual because he knows of the rigorous loops that need to be jumped through to get such a license. I could be wrong of course.

[winnre]

Originally Posted by gotshotgun?

If I had a CCW I would hand it with my paperwork and let the officer know right away that I had a concealed weapon. Logic would dictate that an officer would feel more comfortable working with such an individual because he knows of the rigorous loops that need to be jumped through to get such a license. I could be wrong of course.

Or he can se it ats a threat. Their attitude many times depends on the car that went before you!

[repomanNWP]

Originally Posted by Bobby Ricigliano

Me neither

Nor I... I've received 8 tickets in my lifetime (beaten 7 in court). Despite never catching a break from a LEO, I would never be anything else but polite and respectful. I accept that LEO's have a crappy job a lot of the time, and that me being an arsehat certainly won't help the situtation. I know my rights, and often times know the laws better than the LEO I am talking to, but I just don't see where the one-inch cracked window and "Am I being detained?" with a video camera rolling makes any sense at all. You have the right to remain silent, at most, exercise that, but only in the most unusual of circumstances (or if you've just committed a crime and got caught). Take your ticket like a man and fight it in court if you believe you were wronged.

[Armando de la Guerra]

Don't go out of your way to be an oddball. You don't need a printed statement and you don't need pre-prepared verbal blanket verbal statements.
You will be asked for DL, registration and proof of insurance. Present them, don't volunteer any information, and answer any questions politely and honestly.

That is all.

[VegasND]

You'd think so, wouldn't you?

Originally Posted by gotshotgun?

If I had a CCW I would hand it with my paperwork and let the officer know right away that I had a concealed weapon. Logic would dictate that an officer would feel more comfortable working with such an individual because he knows of the rigorous loops that need to be jumped through to get such a license. I could be wrong of course.

With the (hated by so many) police of Metro and NLV I've never had a problem. They have always been civil and easy to deal with in my experience. When I give them my license and permit they ask where the handgun is then tell me to leave it there.

NHP is different. One officer was like above but proceeded to lecture me about why 'mere citizens' should not have guns and wrote me a ticket for something I didn't do, thereby proving he is a lying Sack of S...

Years later I get a ticket for speeding while passing -- the (had to be somebody's nephew - totally inept clown) Keystone NHP officer disarmed me and left my unloaded pistol in the bed of my pickup. Then I got a lecture that the speed limit applies when passing in the left lane. Last words to me after handing me the signed ticket were to speed up a when passing so I don't spend too much time facing incoming traffic and to wait for him to get down the road before retrieving my handgun.

Yeah -- I will never again give the NHP my permit.

[Mister Coffee]

Edit: I am deleting my post. I did not intend to violate the rules of this thread or this forum. If anyone took offense from my statements, I apologize. I'm here to participate, not to offend or start arguments.

Cheers.

[Ron-Solo]

How about some people read the rules of this forum before chiming in with their nonsense?

[Mister Coffee]

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[Ron-Solo]

Check out the sticky at the top of the forum, or here is a link:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=171278

It can save you from a ban.