Yesterday my wife got stopped on the East side of Indy for speeding. She drives fast all the time and has been stopped several times, but this is the first time in her life she actually got a ticket. She deserved it. Maybe that ticket will slow her down and save her life.
Anyway, the salient point is that the first thing the trooper said when he approached her car was, "Do you have any guns in there?"
She had her snubby in her purse. She reached for her purse to show the trooper, but he said he would look himself. He took the gun out of the zippered compartment inside her purse, removed the ammo, and kept it with him while he went to his vehicle to process the traffic stop.
He brought her citation back to her and returned the gun, remarking that it is a very nice weapon, which it really is.
My silly little wife was Facebooking the whole thing. She was posting posting from her Blackberry while the guy was running her information. She's a Facebook addict. All her friends thought she was in jail or something.
My question is this: why did the trooper ask about guns before he even asked for ID and registration? Did he run the license plate and have some way of knowing that she is an LTCH holder?
It doesn't really bother me in any way. If I were an LEO, I'd want to know, I guess. Just wondering.
Anyway, the salient point is that the first thing the trooper said when he approached her car was, "Do you have any guns in there?"
She had her snubby in her purse. She reached for her purse to show the trooper, but he said he would look himself. He took the gun out of the zippered compartment inside her purse, removed the ammo, and kept it with him while he went to his vehicle to process the traffic stop.
He brought her citation back to her and returned the gun, remarking that it is a very nice weapon, which it really is.
My silly little wife was Facebooking the whole thing. She was posting posting from her Blackberry while the guy was running her information. She's a Facebook addict. All her friends thought she was in jail or something.
My question is this: why did the trooper ask about guns before he even asked for ID and registration? Did he run the license plate and have some way of knowing that she is an LTCH holder?
It doesn't really bother me in any way. If I were an LEO, I'd want to know, I guess. Just wondering.