I was stopped for moving a little too quickly on a state highway in the fall. The first thing out of my mouth was, “I have a shotgun in my trunk.”
Trooper was appreciative enough to give me a verbal warning.
Yes! Our cops seem to really appreciate those of us with CPLs and some knowledge. For almost all of my stops, I could have gotten a ticket. Instead, I got a few "glad you're exercising your 2nd amendment rights" and a couple of "Aww, now that just stupid to not have one in the pipe", to which I say "3 yr old grandson", and they say "Ahhh, I getcha!"
Except for Barney Fife in our microscopic hometown during highschool, I've not really met a cop (where I'm the person being questioned) that I don't like. In a professional/casual, off-the-record type relationship...yeah, there's a few doozies, but they don't show that side when they're out working.