What is the proper way to transport a weapon if one does not have a permit? In a car I would lock the weapon in the trunk and the ammo inside the car, but in a pickup this is not feasable. I really don't want to get pulled over and have a gun laying on the seat, but it is supposed to be in plain view. Not sure if it is correct but I when I need to transport my gun, I lock it in the glove compartment (unloaded) and lock the clip in the console. Any better ideas?

No clue as to what policy is but I have no problem with the officer's actions. If the weapon is on the hip, I'm guessing it would not take long to remove it and fire it, correct? Why take the chance? Take control. Handle the situation. Move on.

This is absolutely right. If the weapon is right there and ready to be used, he needs to take the upper hand. If not, he could be dead in the blink of an eye.

No one else that described their experiences in this thread mentioned having the officer pull their weapon on them.

They weren't describing a situation where the person was brandishing their weapon on their hip. Not to mention that he probably had reason to feel a little uneasy, given the nature of the stop. It's a personal safety decision, and sometimes they have to go with their instincts.

No one else that described their experiences in this thread mentioned having the officer pull their weapon on them.

 

You also have to realize that I'd be a little nervous too, if this was LMPD we're talking about. Those guys have itchy trigger fingers.

 

02, your statement is a very broad and could be taken the wrong way.

 

I think it bears mentioning that we (the city of Louisville) has had quite a few killings lately, and although there have been some police shootings, I don't think they outweigh the shootings of civilian to civilian. They get more publicity, becaue everyone wants to assume the person the cop shot was done so unjustly.

 

I'm not saying that pulling the gun was right or wrong by the cop. But I do take exception to you painting the LMPD as a bunch of trigger happy cops.

It was a joke, mama. But it's also true that were I pulled over by LMPD and they were drawn on me, I would sweat it.

 

And I'd be willing to tell my cop friends the same thing.

No one else that described their experiences in this thread mentioned having the officer pull their weapon on them.

 

You also have to realize that I'd be a little nervous too, if this was LMPD we're talking about. Those guys have itchy trigger fingers.

 

Noone else in this thread described having their weapon on their hip, either.

 

Deuce, did the officer point his gun at your roommate, or just draw it out of his holster?

This is absolutely right. If the weapon is right there and ready to be used, he needs to take the upper hand. If not, he could be dead in the blink of an eye.

From what 2 said, his roommate was compliant and up front about the weapon. Also, why didn't the officer holster after he'd taken the gun?

From what 2 said, his roommate was compliant and up front about the weapon. Also, why didn't the officer holster after he'd taken the gun?

 

Deuce didn't say that he hadn't.

 

Also, if this was an excessive stop, the officer would have cuffed him until the end of the stop, and Deuce didn't say he did that, either.

Deuce didn't say that he hadn't.

Yes he did.

 

Another officer actually arrived, and once that officer arrived, the first one put his gun away. That was after he already had my room mates gun.

No clue on the races of either but just an observation. Imagine how this would be perceived differently if it was a white office and a black citizen.

Yes he did.

 

You're right. He also said he gave the gun back at the end of the stop. Don't know why you would hand the weapon back to someone before that.

No clue on the races of either but just an observation. Imagine how this would be perceived differently if it was a white office and a black citizen.

Let's keep this focused on the incident. We don't need to bring up racial issues. :thumb:

You're right. He also said he gave the gun back at the end of the stop. Don't know why you would hand the weapon back to someone before that.

I don't either. I don't have a problem with that part.

From what 2 said, his roommate was compliant and up front about the weapon. Also, why didn't the officer holster after he'd taken the gun?

I don't care how "up front" you are! It takes less than a second to go from compliant up front citizen to cop killer.

 

And I don't blame him for not holstering either. If you have one weapon on your person, you could very likely have a back-up weapon.

After this discussion has passed I have a good question about " traffic-stop " procedures.