Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Traffic Stop While Packing

... and I don't mean luggage. I just read a terrific article by a police officer with advice on how to respond/act, if stopped for a traffic violation while carrying a concealed weapon and authorizing permit. His advice applies in 48 states - not in Illinois or Wisconsin. Well, I guess part of it could apply in Illinois.

His advice was that the driver should inform the officer immediately that he is a holder of a concealed weapons permit and that he has the weapon with him, and hand the officer the concealed weapons permit with the driver's license, registration and proof of insurance.

In Michigan, where the author lives, it is a violation not to so inform the officer.

The author wrote that he does not fear the person who holds a concealed weapons permit and is armed. Nor should he.

We who would be legally armed are not the problem.

Let's elect some legislators this time around who will give us here in Illinois the right to carry concealed weapons. All are safer when the citizenry is armed. OK, well, not all. The crooks won't be safer.

Are you going to vote for a State Representative or State Senator in November? Call him or her (or them) and ask where s/he stands on concealed carry. Listen carefully. Will they vote FOR this legislation? It is assumed that such legislation will be written to eliminate felons, mentally unstable, persons under-age, and limited other classes of people who should properly be ineligible to carry.

Don't fall for an evasive answer, as I did for three years when the answer was, "Well, I'm a member of the NRA." So what? Anybody can be a member of the NRA for $35/year. Get a Yes or a No for a response. And if you get a No, then lobby that candidate for office, whether incumbent or challenger, and ask him/her directly to support concealed carry legislation in this next term.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Why don't you write something usefull like this all the time instead of most of the nonsense you write?