Pulled over by the police

[TMan]

This week while returning from the range, we stopped at the church I've been attending and dropped off a filter for the pastor's lawn mower. On the way back, I was talking to Ed and didn't come to a complete stop at a stop sign.

I got pulled over. Before the policeman arrived, I'd retrieved my CHL and Driver's License from my wallet, and when the officer arrived, I handed them to him.

He asked me if I was carrying, and I told him yes: one in my pocket, one in the compartment between the seats, and several in the back.

He looked at me and said: "What kind of business are you in that you have to carry so many guns?". I wanted so much to say: "I sell drugs", but figured since this guy was not showing much in the way of sense of humor, I'd better play it straight. I could invision myself drapped over the hood of a car while someone performed a full body cavity search. I guess when the temperature is 103, and you are wearing a bullet proff vest you are not in good humor, and you are going the issue a ticket.

I told him I was on the way home from the range. He asked to see my insurance card. Ed opened up the glove compartment. The officer yelled: "Stop!!! Is there a gun in there?". I said no, and he then asked me if I was sure. I said that I was. (If there had been enough room, there would have been one in there.)

Ed retrieved the insurance card. I figured with 3 BMW's plus the XTerra, I was about to get a ticket. For once in my life - I was right.!!!

I guess when the heat is !03, and the cop is wearing a bullet proof vest, I guess that he is just not in touch with his humor anymore.

["DoubleAction"]

...TMan : " I guess when the heat is !03, and the cop is wearing a bullet proof vest, I guess that he is just not in touch with his humor anymore."

TMan; It takes me a day to come up with the right answers sometimes. Was the cop riding in a Police Car when he pulled you over ?.......The reason for me asking you this, because most Police Cars has Air Conditioners installed to make life much more comfortable for those that are Sworn to Protect and to Serve the purpose of providing us with Public Safety Security, 24/7.......Maybe he was just wearing his butt on his face....or maybe he was born that way.

[MLB]

I'd think that in Texas, it would be more efficient to ask if the driver didn't have a firearm in the vehicle.

Glad he didn't give you too much of a hard time.

[TMan]

MLB, good one.

DA, this is Texas; it is a lot hotter than Geogia. All police cars have AC.

["DoubleAction"]

...TMan; The Police in Georgia even has AC on their bikes !!!....Try to top that !!! ;D

[5ontarget]

Sometimes I worry about getting pulled over when I'm traveling to an organized weekend shoot. I might have a few rifles and an equal number of handguns, along with 3+ thousand rounds of ammo along (to sell, shoot and share). I'm sure the semi auto "assault" weapons would draw the most scrutiny.

Many years ago, I got ticketed for not coming to a complete stop at a rural stop, where the trees were obscuring the stop sign and the stop ahead sign was shot up and spray painted beyond recognition. Furthermore, the officer was facing the opposite direction patrolling for speeders.
I did not come to a complete stop, and was cited. I went to court and was given court supervision and orders to go to defensive driving school. If I did this and I did not get another citation in 3 months the ticket would be wiped from my record.
In my defensive driving class, the officer/instructer started the class by asking why everyone got ticketed. When I announced why I was ticketed, the whole class turned and looked at me. The officer even had the "are you serious" look on his face. He asked where I was cited, and when I told him, he dropped his head and said "Oh", almost apologetically. The small village that patrols that area lost their one and only cruiser to an accident a few months later. I looked up the village meeting minutes and it was noted that village revenue was down almost 90%. (but they insist that the officers didn't have ticket quotas/expectations)

By the way, the last guy in my class was cited for 124mph over the speed limit, among other things. He had a good lawyer and was getting off with supervision and defensive driving school too.