If officers don't know who has a gun or not, they will likely have to treat everyone as if they are carrying a dangerous weapon. And really, would you blame them?>>
I don't know any officers who don't treat every contact as a potentially armed situation. Not to do so would be stupid, in the most Darwinian of senses.
I also don't see why they should have to know whether a car owner is a ccw permit holder - first, see above, second, it is established by common sense (ccw permit holders are prima facie law abiding when it comes to their weapons) and the public record that a legally carrying citizen is the least likely person an officer needs to fear.
I understand your points, all I'm saying is I want the officer to have as much info as possible. As you say; knowing I'm a CCW holder should clue him in that I'm law abiding and the least likely threat to him. I may have to change my tune if I'm ever pulled over, but in the mean time let the police know and its no one else's business (unless I want them to know).AWB