[762X51]

Any police officer who cannot unload a weapon without it firing should return to a safe civilian job like cleaning toilets.

My brother was stopped last week by the police because the lights illuminating his tag were out. He had recently had his bumper on his truck replaced and the body shop didn't hook the lights back up. The cop asked for his license and proof of insurance. His insurance card was in the glove box as was his pistol. Knowing the cop might freak out and shoot him when he reached for his insurance card my brother informed the cop that both his pistol and insurance card were in the glove box and the cop asked if he (the cop) could get the pistol and unload it until their encounter was complete. My brother approved and the cop proceeded to try and unload the Colt Mustang sweeping my brother with the muzzle TWICE! My brother firmly said "Hey, you need to watch the muzzle!" After Barney got done endangering my brother's life he reloaded his pistol and replaced it in the glove box and sent him on his way. The moral is NEVER be around cops handling firearms; most seem poorly trained, and keep your insurance cards and pistol in separate places in your vehicle.

[Labyrinthos]

The cop asked for his license and proof of insurance. His insurance card was in the glove box as was his pistol. Knowing the cop might freak out and shoot him when he reached for his insurance card...

The better approach is to get your paperwork out of the glove compartment as soon as you pull over before the LEO sides up to your vehicle. You know the cop is going to ask for your insurance card and registration (unless you are an illegal Mexican in San Francisco), so why wait until the cop has his head in your window ready to over-react as soon as he sees your legal firearm.