I was stopped on I-65 just north of Fort Wayne by a state trooper.
I handed him my license,registration,and carry permit.He asked if I was carrying I said yes.Then asked if it was in a holster.I said yes.He then removed the strap from his pistol(did not take it out of the holster)and asked me to place mine on the roof of my car with out getting out of the car or removing it from the holster.I complied,and reached out my window placing it on the roof.
He then said thank you I will be right back.He returned (15-20 minutes later)with a speeding ticket(I was speeding a bit) and my pistol.He had taken every round out of the magazine and placed them in a plastic bag.He said I could reload the magazine after he left.
I've never been pulled over and had my sidearm taken from me, but I've pulled over many a person and taken many a firearm.
The lessons I've learned from this and similar threads are two-fold:
About 2 years ago while on my own property loading up to go fishing the Clay Co. S.D. was paying a visit to the people next door, the female deputy crossed the property line to ask my wife and I some questions about the neighbors when she saw my 1911 IWB and asked if I had my ltch, I said dont need one on private property, she said she still needed to see it as she steped back and put her hand on her side arm, and I told her again that I dont need one on my property but if it will keep from having a shootout with you then ill show it but my gun stays right where its at. She said ok, looked then went away.