Traffic Stop.

[hornett22]

I've only had an issue after informing twice and both were in Blount county. Best to just stay out of that corrupt county. Everywhere else it's been a non issue. Officers everywhere else were appreciative. Edited February 5, 2015 by hornett22

[Guest tngw1500se]

I always just tell them "Just so you know, I have a permit and I am armed. I am no threat to you officer".  They shrug their shoulders and we say "thanks".

[m16ty]

If I think the officer may discover the gun during the stop, I'll inform him my permit and the weapon. If I don't think the officer will see the gun or it's not on my person, I usually don't say anything. They know if you have a permit when they run your DL. 

 

I have never been asked to show my permit, even after I told I had one. I figure they just run your DL and get the info they need.

 

I did have a "situation" a couple of months ago. I normally don't carry at work (I have to go to federal government property from time to time and they frown on entering with a pocketknife, much less a firearm). I had to take a trip to AL and thought I'd carry. I had put the gun in my bag inside the truck. I got stopped for a safety inspection by a AL State Trooper. He asked to see my log book. It was under my bag so I moved the bag to get the log book. The bag zipper was opened so when I moved the bag, there was the gun laying right in the top of the bag for all the world to see (being nor used to carrying at work, I had forgotten the gun was in there). I said "I'm terribly sorry, I had forgotten the gun was in there". All he said was "I see it" and that was it. Even he didn't ask to see my HCP and didn't even say anything else about it.