Col. Longshot
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Good read. Had MD carry permit for 20 years. After retiring I was no longer worthy. Friends on the force recomended not mentioning the carry permit unless asked during a stop. That worked well.
**************************MoCo Police Officer asked me today if I carried. I was loud and clear in my response. "No weapons sir, No Weapons."
It's a bit of a read, but here is an article on this subject from my legal blog:
I smelled newbie as I was scrolling down the page...
There’s one more sticky issue for CCW holders. You got stopped and the officer found your gun, but you have a permit, so you are not committing any crimes. The encounter must end as soon as the officer has reasonably ascertained that there is no further suspicion[11]. So, the officer can detain you as long as it takes to make sure that your permit is valid. However, what if you have restrictions? Even if you have a permit, you are in violation of the law if you are violating the conditions of your permit. Can the officer detain you until he verifies that you are not violating your restrictions? There is no case law on point, however; it would seem that if you give a credible explanation, the officer will have no reason to suspect any lawbreaking, and he would have to let you go. Once again, it would depend heavily on the circumstance and whether the officer can articulate reasonable suspicion that you are violating your restrictions despite your protestations to the contrary. Either way, it would seem that the officer could arrest you and let you explain it the jury!
Oh no! I got pulled over! The officer found my gun, and then he arrested me for carrying a firearm. I have a permit! What do I do? Inform the officer that you want to speak to you lawyer. Don’t talk to anyone until you speak to your lawyer. Stay tuned for more on that…..
Excuse me! Too Green?
Then the FTO or whatever they're called in Maryland should NOT have an endorsed his independence.
The "poor kid" could have shot an innocent man...one who kept saying, "I'm a retired police officer." We poor civilians can't even yell that (legally).
No matter what the infraction, it seems more training is the answer. BS. "
Yes, and Absolutely 100%."Don't give them life and death authority until they know how to handle it."
Oh, boy....another can of worms just opened.