Do you inform?

[Micah]

When pulled over by an officer or whatever the circumstance me be, do you inform the officer you are carrying? Why or why not?

I'm trying to figure out if its better to risk confrontation if I tell them OR is it better to risk having guns drawn on me if they see mine...

 

[Fishersjohn48]

Why hasn't anybody asked this before?

 

[Scutter01]

Here is why I do not inform unless required to by law.

[ame]http://youtu.be/kassP7zI0qc[/ame]

 

[Micah]

Why hasn't anybody asked this before?

I'm sure it has. I am also sure perspectives have changed. Does it really hurt to ask?

 

[churchmouse]

Never hurts to re-hash a topic.

No, I never inform.

 

[flatlander]

Always. But then again, I've only been stopped for anything once in 20 years. To me it's no big deal since I'm not doing anything wrong. Being polite hasn't been a problem for me and I don't feel like my rights are being abused at all

Bob

 

[Micah]

Here is why I do not inform unless required to by law.

WOW!!! Really!!!! And they wonder why people pull guns on them..... Just saying I would have feared for my life...

 

[Mark 1911]

The update on Ohioans for concealed carry states that the wanna-be officer has been fired. He got exactly what he deserved. Doesn't deserve to wear a uniform, except maybe a striped one.
http://www.ohioccw.org/201201255000...minate-notification-hands-in-plain-sight.html

He berated the man he pulled over, said he should have shot him, said he wouldn't have cared, never gave the guy a chance to say a word much less inform about his CC, the cop called him a stupid human being, used the F word more times than I cared to count. Talk about a stupid human being! This ex-"cop" gets first prize in that department.

 

[andski3]

Nope

 

[LadyBearPaws]

I always do. When I'm driving my 4-wheeler/truck (versus semi); by the time the Officer has reached my window; I have window cranked down with both hands in plain view with both Driver License & Permit in view. Have never had a problem. Actually about 10 yrs ago when 1st started carrying, Officer informed me the gun I was carrying had a tendency to malfunction & recommended cpl others. I had a dif one that day.

 

[DragonGunner]

Nope.....seen what they did to a family member when she informed, I will never inform at a traffic stop.

 

[rockhopper46038]

No. The negative possibilities outweigh the positive ones.

 

[findingZzero]

The update on Ohioans for concealed carry states that the wanna-be officer has been fired. He got exactly what he deserved. Doesn't deserve to wear a uniform, except maybe a striped one.
Bill introduced to repeal police notification law | Concealed Carry | News

He berated the man he pulled over, said he should have shot him, said he wouldn't have cared, never gave the guy a chance to say a word much less inform about his CC, the cop called him a stupid human being, used the F word more times than I cared to count. Talk about a stupid human being! This ex-"cop" gets first prize in that department.

He still carries, but now he's angrier than ever.

 

[Hemingway]

Heck yeah, I inform. I inform all the time. I inform even when I DON'T get stopped! When I just drive by a cop, "I yell 'I'VE GOT A GUN!'" It's the vehicle equivalent of Open Carry

 

[echoagain]

Be polite, keep your hands in full view, turn on your dome light if it is night. Beyond that, what business is it of the cops if you are legally carrying? The only time I have 'informed' was when I needed to dig into a glove box to try to find my registration and I new there was a pistol inside. I definitely did not want to give the cop a 'surprise' when I opened the glove box.

 

[TTravis]

Not any more. I am older, wiser, and have been reading INGO for the past year! I plan to keep my mouth shut from now on and exercise my rights.

 

[Scutter01]

The update on Ohioans for concealed carry states that the wanna-be officer has been fired. He got exactly what he deserved. Doesn't deserve to wear a uniform, except maybe a striped one.
Bill introduced to repeal police notification law | Concealed Carry | News

He berated the man he pulled over, said he should have shot him, said he wouldn't have cared, never gave the guy a chance to say a word much less inform about his CC, the cop called him a stupid human being, used the F word more times than I cared to count. Talk about a stupid human being! This ex-"cop" gets first prize in that department.

Mediation forced the Canton police department to give Harless his job back.

Fired Canton officer Daniel Harless wins back his job - News - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

"CONDUCT WAS DEFENSIBLE"

“The employer lacked just cause to discharge him.”

The union said that Harless “has been singled out for discipline greater than that given his colleagues,” explaining it’s rare for officers to receive discipline for verbal abuse of a prisoner and “officers who have physically mistreated people have not been discharged.”

 

[stephen87]

I never inform, but I OC, so if he doesn't see it then it's his own problem.

 

[ru44mag]

On a need to know basis only. Rarely does he/she need to know. If asked, then I will tell them.

 

[Micah]

Mediation forced the Canton police department to give Harless his job back.

Fired Canton officer Daniel Harless wins back his job - News - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

That link is no good..... Your kidding right? That idiot actually got his job back after threatening to shoot someone??? That's flippen insane!