As of last year, there is no requirement for a permit to carry in your car in my state, nor is there a requirement to tell an officer you’re exercising that right. This did not lead to full felony stops for a broken tail light, and to date, no other differences that I can discern. Police are trained and aware that any stop can go south, and at the trooper/patrol/deputy/officer level of the blue hierarchy the fact that the populace can carry is welcomed.
The last time I was stopped was in 1979 for not wearing a helmet on a military base, so I don’t have a lot of experience in the matter, but the very last thing I would do, if pulled over, is spout: “I’ve got a gun.” If a cop asked me to exit my vehicle, I would likely point out that my hands are on the steering wheel, I have a current carry permit (which you already know since you ran my tag) and I have a sidearm on my right hip under the seat belt release, and ask him how he would like to handle the situation in a calm and orderly manner. (An armed society is a polite society. I’m a polite person.)
In the case in this article, the cop is either a control freak, or sucking up to the administration which is, unlike the average street cop, anti-carry. Or both. Top and bottom needs some shaking up in this case. Somebody needs some damned training, and those actually responsible for this abortion are not out pulling cars over. Had the civilian been a bad guy, this cop would have more than likely been in a world of brown and stinky, yet they went after the civilian, and the judge and jury sorted the turds left in the wake. This town needs an enema.
I remember this video being posted.
Also remember the days when the cops knew you were armed because the rifles and shotguns were hanging right behind you.
In Texas one has to state that they have a CHL and whether or not they have a firearm with them if asked for ID in an official capacity.
Cop should be fired, jailed, fined and sued into poverty.