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Many of you have posted about the PC needed to run the serial numbers on a gun. Now, admittedly I have been out of Law Enforcement for a long time. But when I was in, the PC was needed for the stop. After that we used what was referred to as the arms reach doctrine, meaning I could, without a warrant search you or anything within arms reach of you in the interest of officer safety. Keep in mind this as before CHL.
Now, the CHL law gives the officer the authority to disarm you, He can at that point run the weapon without further issues, because in effect he has consent.
As I have stated before, the vast majority of officers fully support CHL. Their decision to disarm is based on many factors. For some it is just a practice, they are the 5% of officers, that given the chance would arrest their own mothers. For the remaining 95% it is based on your attitude, time and place of stop, other calls that have or are taking place in the same general area, reason for your stop and officer discretion.

Don't be offended if asked to disarm, the officer has to ensure that he goes home to his family at the end of tour of duty. He does not know you. Oh and one more piece of friendly advice. don't be flashing that darn CHL Badge on a traffic stop. I know lots of officers that are going to a) automatically write the ticket, b) automatically disarm you, and c) laugh at you..