I won't lie either.when asked if there's any weapons or drugs in the vehicle, I have told them "nothing illegal" when I had both guns AND drugs in the car.^^This.
I decided a long time ago that as a default behavior, if I am pulled over and carrying, I will not inform other than in two circumstances. The first is that I am asked to exit the vehicle and I suspect the pistol would be found or seen. It seems to me that it's better that they know before they find it.
The second, and far more likely, is if I'm asked for license and registration and will have to pass my hand over my gun to get to the wallet, with the same rationale:
"Officer, my license to carry and my handgun are between my hand and the wallet. How would you like me to proceed?"
I'm not a threat to the officer and don't want to be perceived as one. I'm going to give him the choice. With that said, if I am being pulled over, most likely the wallet will be out so I don't have to put my hand near my gun with the officer present. I'll probably have my documents in hand when they get to the window.
The converse to the sentence above in blue is that I also don't want to be disarmed as if I was some kind of violent criminal. If they don't know I have it, that's not likely.
Finally, these are my defaults, not absolutes. The circumstances of the moment may change my decisions regarding what information I give an officer as to whether I am carrying or not. The only absolute is that I won't lie to them.
Blessings,
Bill
In my neck of the woods ( Valpo, Porter county Indiana ) dispatch always informs LEO of a LTCH holder and even informs if pending, 4yr., or lifetime. I listen to the scanner in my garage and hear it all the time when I succumb to the nasty smoking addiction I am desperately trying to quit. I am forbidden to smoke in the house.
I'm left handed and I carry my wallet in my right pocket.
In my youth I have been dragged from my car and thrown into the trash-lane for answering that question truthfully. That happened three times.
Same here. Gun on the left, wallet on the right.
I am left handed, carry lefty, but I keep my wallen on my right side and always have. Never thought of the situation you was in until now and am glad I do carry it there. I've had no issues with traffic stop (except for 1 dumpster dive incident with a rookie cop), I usually inform the officer even though I know I don't have to mainly because in my area there are a lot of young reserve officers that always seem nervous even though I'm known around here a little and open carry everywhere I go.
Modoc has police officers?