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KBCraig wrote:If I read this correctly, the trooper knew the driver was armed, broke contact, then came back to the car to disarm him.

This was not an officer safety issue, or he would have disarmed the driver at the initial contact. He just wanted the gun so he could run the serial number.

You read correctly. The officer left me in the car for a few minutes after I told him I was armed while he went back to his car. He then returned and disarmed me.

Given the way he disarmed me, I wonder what he would have done if I would have been using something like a smartcarry holster??? That could have made things very interesting.

drw wrote:

dwsUSA wrote:After getting back into the car I told me wife that I was glad no one we knew drove by while I was getting disarmed.

You can't know that this isn't the case, actually...

Fortunately this was a pretty secluded part of the road and no cars passed us going either direction while this was happening.

The DPS officer was by himself. I almost asked him why he disarmed me the way he did but since he was nice enough to just give me a warning I didn't want to push my luck.

After getting back into the car I told me wife that I was glad no one we knew drove by while I was getting disarmed.

So I was with my family driving home this weekend. I turned onto a stretch of road where I thought the speed limit was 65. On this road the speed limit changes from 65 to 60 in several places. So I'm going 65 and I spot the 60mph speed limit time the same time I see a DPS car. I start to slow down but I get pulled over. My 11 month old son is in the back seat screaming his head off. The state trooper approaches the car and I roll down my window and hand him my DL and CHL. He asked me if I was carrying. I told him I was. He asked me tell me where it is without reaching for it. I inform him that it is in my right front pocket. He takes my info back to his car and in a minute or so returns and asks me to step out of the car. He ask me if I am trying to get home. My kids are in the back seat. My 4 year old is obviously very sleepy and the 11 month old is screaming his head off still. I told I was but that I thought the speed limit was 65 until I saw the sign. He asked me to step to the rear of the car. He then asked me to turn around and place my hands on top of my head and interlock my fingers, which I do. he then grabs my hands with his left hand (not tightly - just enough so that he could react if necessary) and reaches into my pocket with his right hand and removes my kel-tech 380 that is in a pocket holster. He then told me I could turn around and put my hands down. As he removes the magazine I inform him that the pistol is loaded. He unloads it and hands me the magazine and
the round that was loaded and tells me I can return to my car. He sticks my pistol into his waistband and returns to his cruiser. A few minutes later he returns and issues me a warning and returns my pistol. This is the one time I can truly say I was glad my son was screaming in the car. I think he may have saved me from getting a ticket. All in all a very smooth and professional encounter. However, it got me thinking, it sure would be nice if there was a standard procedure LEOs would use when they wanted to disarm us so we all know exactly what to expect. I was a bit surprised that I had to turn around and put my hands on my head - although I can completely understand why he wanted me to do it. Has anyone else ever had to do that??

And for you LEOs out there, my hats to yall for the good work you do.