1. 1. Concealed Carrying and Dealing with Traffic Stops
2. 2. What do I do when this happens?
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4. 4. Legal Possession Dont travel to places outside of your permits jurisdiction. Your permit to carry is a worthless piece of paper if you travel somewhere outside of its jurisdiction
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6. 6. Pull Over Quickly Trying to play cat-and mouse will make a police officer suspect you of hiding something. Dont give a police officer any excuse to distrust what you say.
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8. 8. Patiently Wait in Vehicle Do not get out of your vehicle for any reason, even if the officer is taking a long time to leave their vehicle. They are most likely just running your tags to check if the vehicle is stolen.
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10. 10. Be Polite and Cooperative Keep your hands on the wheel, turn your dome light on, and converse politely. Dont make quick movements and make sure your passengers remain silent unless they are spoken to.
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12. 12. Identify You are Carrying Some states will have the officer explicitly ask if you are carrying, tell the truth Even if they dont ask, its most likely prudent to tell them.
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14. 14. After Explaining You are Carrying Keep your body, and especially your hands still, inform the officer where your gun and paperwork are. Wait for the explicit instructions from the officer.
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16. 16. Follow Directions The officer has to confirm you are carrying, they may ask you to hand them the firearm or they might take it themselves They are concerned about their safety as well as yours. You might still get a ticket for the reason you were stopped, but its better than a hostile interaction with an officer. For more detailed info about traffic stops while carrying concealed in a holster visit http://aliengearholsters.com/blog/carrying-concealed-and-the-traffic-stop/
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