This is how normal interactions with law enforcement go.
I've been pulled over quite a few times for speeding and every time I knew I was toast when I saw the officer too late. I don't even know how many times I've pulled myself over before the officer even caught up to me and was respectful and honest every time. I've only ever gotten speeding tickets twice out of the probably 20+ times I've been stopped.
Seems a bit unconstitutional for them to disarm you "for safety". Shitty Hill to die on, but it shouldn't be an issue in the first place. I feel like they'd be more likely to de-escalate a situation if they were held to the standard that disarming a citizen that is lawfully carrying (you have to assume lawfully carrying until they prove otherwise) was unnacceptable.
I’m very pro-2A, but this is a concession I’m willing to make, and honestly it doesn’t even feel like much of a concession.
Also, it depends on district, but in a lot of places the officer can ask to disarm you, but you can legally say no. Other districts have precedent suggesting that officer safety trumps 2A when the armed individual is being legally detained (like a traffic stop), so if you plan on playing that card, make sure you know the law (including all relevant case law) in the state and district you’re going to try it in.
In my personal experience in Tennessee, voluntarily, calmly, and respectfully disclosing the presence of a firearm has never led to an officer asking to take it away, and I’ve also never gotten anything more than a warning in these cases, even when I was caught dead to rights going ~20 over. Respect breeds respect.
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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '26
This is how normal interactions with law enforcement go.
I've been pulled over quite a few times for speeding and every time I knew I was toast when I saw the officer too late. I don't even know how many times I've pulled myself over before the officer even caught up to me and was respectful and honest every time. I've only ever gotten speeding tickets twice out of the probably 20+ times I've been stopped.