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Maybe I'm naive, but I just don't see a LEO knocking on a door and asking for ID.

If you're suspected of something, it could involve a whole range of things that will eventually lead to you providing ID (or them finding it while serving a search warrant).
If they're looking for you specifically and just want to verify that you are the person they're looking for . . .
Are you John Smith?
Yes.
Mr. Smith, we have a warrant for your arrest. Please turn around and place your hands behind you.
But what if . . .
Are you John Smith?
None of your business!
I'm not sure, but I think they may still procede to Sir, please turn around and place your hands behind you.

If they have no warrant and are just fishing for information, and you're in your own home, then I think that's where people think they can refuse to provide ID. Maybe they can, I'm not sure.

But I'm seeing this whole question as more along the lines of a burglary down the street and the police just want to know if you saw anything suspicious. If you have anything worthwhile to contribute to the investigation, then they'd want to verify your name so they'd know who gave them what statement. They might ask for your ID or they might take your word that you are Henry Homeowner and not Bill Burglar. (LEOs, tell me what is SOP here, please.)

Morgan wrote:So the obvious next question is this... let's say I come into my house and set my wallet down. I don't disarm. I'm in a different part of my house, and the scenario transpires.... I don't have my CHL **ON** me. But it's in the house. I do have the gun ON me.

Ok...first question...

What do you tell the cop? "I'll get my ID, it's in the other room"?

Or, "Officer, I can get you my DL as well as my concealed carry permit, they're in the other room."?

Or, "Officer, I can get you my DL as well as my concealed carry permit, they're in the other room. Just to let you know, I am carrying a firearm right now."?

What would be most prudent?

First thing I do when I come home is empty my pockets. So I don't usually have ID on me at home.
If an officer at the door asked for my ID, I'd just say, "Yeah, let me get my wallet." And I'd hand over the DL and CHL.

seamusTX wrote:

What do you tell the cop? "I'll get my ID, it's in the other room"?

IMHO, that is the correct answer.

But I live in a small town where it's rare for cops to ask anyone for ID unless they stop them for speeding or something. They already know who you are. They see you at the grocery store and call you by your first name, as you do them. They can probably tell you who drives nine out of ten vehicles on the street even if their owners aren't in them - before they run the plates. So ID is generally considered a formality.