how would you handle traffic stop while UOCing?

[stan]

What would the right course of action be? obviously different than while walking around, as it isn't in obliviously plain view, and you're within your vehicle? is there some sort of gentle way to make sure the LEO is not surprised or caught off guard?

[loditt]

both hands on the wheel and dont do something stupid?

[TregoMark]

Both hands on steering wheel. After officer greets you and asks for your CDL, say, "Before I give you my CDL, I need to tell you I have an unloaded pistol on my right/left side in a holster on my belt." At that point, the officer will must likely have you exit your vehicle and perform the usual check of the weapon to determine whether or not it's loaded.

[Cokebottle]

Open carry is OPEN carry.

Don't sit in your car with the gun still holstered on your hip... it then most likely becomes concealed.

Lay it on the passenger seat so it IS in plain view.

As far as how to handle it, follow the officer's instructions. He will most likely conduct an "e" check to verify that it is unloaded.

[cc4usmc]

Another one of these threads eh?

Edit: Refer to sig.

[TregoMark]

Another one of these threads eh?

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=261725

[JDoe]

Another one of these threads eh?

They call it a forum for a reason. If it wasn't a forum where people are supposed to engage in dialogue they would have blocked posting and called it CalgunWicki or something like that.

[mtsul]

They call it a forum for a reason. If it wasn't a forum where people are supposed to engage in dialogue they would have blocked posting and called it CalgunWicki or something like that.

+++10000

[1 SIG fan]

Trick question. That wouldn't happen because we were asked not to UOC

[lorax3]

I would hope you are not driving around in urban areas. The chance of a 626.9 violation in urban areas is way too likely.

Other than that, I would treat it the same as a CCW stop. (I say this as many CCW's require you to immediately notify an officer if you are pulled over)

Keep your hands on the wheel, tell the officer you have a firearm and you are not going to move until he tells you to.

I do not tell him because I have a gun, I tell him because I do not want a traffic ticket.

[CitaDeL]

Open carry is OPEN carry.

Don't sit in your car with the gun still holstered on your hip... it then most likely becomes concealed.
Lay it on the passenger seat so it IS in plain view.

As far as how to handle it, follow the officer's instructions. He will most likely conduct an "e" check to verify that it is unloaded.

FUD.

In the event you are involved in a officer intiated traffic stop, do not touch your firearm.

12025 (f) states plainly that a handgun carried openly on a belt holster is not concealed. Being inside a car does not change this subsection.

[Lone_Gunman]

I would be LUCC in a vehicle. That's how I would handle it.

[Cokebottle]

In the event you are involved in a officer intiated traffic stop, do not touch your firearm.

I agree with that.

My point was that when UOCing, to place the gun on the seat when entering the car... not when you see the gumball machine light up.

[GrizzlyGuy]

I would handle it like this, right after I switched on the audio recorder on my iPhone (which I would actually do prior to pulling over). If he has a problem with my lawfully carried firearm or the fact that my hands were doing something (switching on the recorder) prior to the stop... that's his problem.

[Doheny]

...If he has a problem with my lawfully carried firearm or the fact that my hands were doing something (switching on the recorder) prior to the stop... that's his problem.

...Something tells me he'd make it your problem if you decided to play the "I'm not going to talk to you" game. Carrying a gun comes with responsibilities; answering some basic questions from the police if stopped is one of them.