Possible learning experince for me here.
Personally I would not touch my gun let alone unholster it even at the request of a LEO. If he/she wants to take it against my consent, I think it's best that the LEO unholster and unload it if they are going to insist on it.
Reaching for my gun in the presence of a LEO just seems like a bad idea to me. I would rather stand there with my arms away from it and refuse to touch it than end up with a few new holes due to a misunderstanding.
I understand what you're saying. But at the time it seemed a bad idea not to follow the officer's specific directions. BTW the gun was in the glove box. He said "Remove the gun and place it on the passenger seat." After this he said, "clear the cylinder and hand me the 'bullets'." Then he said, "hand me the gun handle first." (to the best of my recollection).
I'm just not into giving an LEO crap in a small community. Life's too short.
I'm with Burnsy on this one.
A LEO instructions to handle their own weapon, even with the best of intentions, seems like setting someone up to fail.