(not THAT kind of "happy ending"...LOL)
A couple weeks ago, I had driven to Louisiana and was pulled over for speeding just across the state line around 10pm. The very young, very courteous officer asks me for insurance and DL, so I provide that plus my CHL. He then asked me if I am carrying, and I tell him “Yes, on my person.” He then asks if there are any other guns in my truck, so I tell him “Yep, a handgun in the glovebox, a handgun in the center console, 2 rifles and a shotgun in cases on the back floor, and a handgun and rifle under the backseat.” Long story short, he had me get out of the truck, politely disarmed me, and collected the pistols from the glovebox and console. He took those 3 handguns with him to the tailgate of my truck, unloaded them and the spare mags, and ran the SN’s. When he was satisfied that none were stolen or otherwise “illegal”, he returned my pistols to the truck cab, and bid farewell without a speeding ticket…oh, and a door pocket full of magazines and loose ammo (LOL). His final words to me were “Now, I hope you sit here for a minute and load your guns back up, because I support the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] Amendment and like to see people exercising that right.”
My CHL hadn't saved me from speeding tickets on my two previous stops (like it had numerous times before that), so it was a relief this time. LOL
A couple weeks ago, I had driven to Louisiana and was pulled over for speeding just across the state line around 10pm. The very young, very courteous officer asks me for insurance and DL, so I provide that plus my CHL. He then asked me if I am carrying, and I tell him “Yes, on my person.” He then asks if there are any other guns in my truck, so I tell him “Yep, a handgun in the glovebox, a handgun in the center console, 2 rifles and a shotgun in cases on the back floor, and a handgun and rifle under the backseat.” Long story short, he had me get out of the truck, politely disarmed me, and collected the pistols from the glovebox and console. He took those 3 handguns with him to the tailgate of my truck, unloaded them and the spare mags, and ran the SN’s. When he was satisfied that none were stolen or otherwise “illegal”, he returned my pistols to the truck cab, and bid farewell without a speeding ticket…oh, and a door pocket full of magazines and loose ammo (LOL). His final words to me were “Now, I hope you sit here for a minute and load your guns back up, because I support the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] Amendment and like to see people exercising that right.”
My CHL hadn't saved me from speeding tickets on my two previous stops (like it had numerous times before that), so it was a relief this time. LOL