Arizona is an open carry state...every situation is a ‘possibly armed’ one.
“..every situation is a possibly armed one”.
Rookie school 101: EVERY situation is an armed one if a police officer is present. He or she has a weapon and the situation now involves at least one handgun. Although this is a good way to teach handgun retention.. it is also a good way to make the officer aware of any other possibility. Open carry or a state like mine (where dang near no one has a weapon in a vehicle/store etc except the cops (and bad guys)...