This morning I had my son in the back of the Jeep and I was driving in a school zone in Carmel. I was with some traffic and I was driving about 27mph. I didn't get far and saw some blue and red lights a few cars back. I had a bad feeling. It was me he was after. I rolled down my window rested my arm on the door and gripped the steering wheel with my right hand.
He asked me if I knew why he pulled me over. I said I must have been driving too fast in the school zone. He said I was driving without my headlights, just fog lights. (Not long before I had dropped my daughter off at the sitter and I clicked my main lights off as to night flood the babysitter's house with light. I had forgotten to turn them back on.)
After he told me why he pulled me over, he asked for my license and registration. I had my wallet handy and removed my DL, revealing my CC permit (on purpose). He asked if I had a gun on me. I said "yes." He asked where. I said "my right hip." He said OK. I then got my registration from the glove box and handed it to him.
I got a warning for no headlights and told to have a nice day. This was my first time being pulled over in at least 10 years and my first time since I began to carry. I took the Hamilton County Sheriff's Citizen's Academy class a couple years ago and it was very helpful for me to decide how to conduct myself for the best result as well as understanding what kind of awful **** can happen during traffic stops.
Nevertheless, I hope it'll be another 10 years at least....
He asked me if I knew why he pulled me over. I said I must have been driving too fast in the school zone. He said I was driving without my headlights, just fog lights. (Not long before I had dropped my daughter off at the sitter and I clicked my main lights off as to night flood the babysitter's house with light. I had forgotten to turn them back on.)
After he told me why he pulled me over, he asked for my license and registration. I had my wallet handy and removed my DL, revealing my CC permit (on purpose). He asked if I had a gun on me. I said "yes." He asked where. I said "my right hip." He said OK. I then got my registration from the glove box and handed it to him.
I got a warning for no headlights and told to have a nice day. This was my first time being pulled over in at least 10 years and my first time since I began to carry. I took the Hamilton County Sheriff's Citizen's Academy class a couple years ago and it was very helpful for me to decide how to conduct myself for the best result as well as understanding what kind of awful **** can happen during traffic stops.
Nevertheless, I hope it'll be another 10 years at least....