Here's yet another reason why it is prudent to not inform any enforcer that you have a weapon in your vehicle. Even when you're legally carrying them they can just steal them from you, because they want to. Here's the case of a person who was traveling back from the 2nd Amendment March in DC and had his firearms stolen by a Tennessee enforcer, despite the fact that he was transporting them legally and in accordance with federal law. It also serves to point up the magic words..."I do not consent to any search of my person or vehicle".
Naming names: 2nd update on the gun confiscation incident in TN Restore The Constitution
Naming names: 2nd update on the gun confiscation incident in TN Restore The Constitution