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In this reply, I'm not going to discuss the law, that's been covered several times.

I know there are LEO's on this board. I' used to be one, retired now, my son just finished his 6 month academy and is now in the PTO phase of his training. In his many conversations with me during the academy, it was easy for me to see that the main emphasis during all phases of the academy was OFFICER SAFETY. As one who has 'passed the torch' on to his son, I was happy to see this. There seems to be much more thinking and training going into OFFICER SAFETY now than there was back during my day.

With that in mind.... put yourself in the boots of an officer working the streets these days. It is a very dangerous job in an ever increasing dangerous society. We all know how dangerous things can be, that's why we carry. Another thing to remember is that any officer wants to go home to his family at night.... just like we do. Is taking a few extra seconds to pull out your CHL along with your drivers license and insurance paperwork really such a hassle..... does it really mess up your day that bad ? Just because the law says you don't have to if you are not carrying, why not look at things from the officer's point of view..... keeping OFFICER SAFETY in mind. You let him know right up front and you give him the option of treating you totally different.

Just my .02, but I hope what I have posted here might cause a few minutes of thought. I worked traffic for many years and I can honestly say that most any officer is going to get hinky when he finds out from the dispatcher that there might be a gun in a vehicle that he didn't know anything about. So why not give officers on the street a break be right up front with them.... even if you are not carrying.