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Abraham wrote:mojo84,

I posted: That doesn't mean I'd be impolite to the officer, just don't feel like I should have to as a law abiding, free citizen."

HHHmmm, that was an ill-defined sentence.

My fault.

" ...just don't feel like I should have to as a law abiding, free citizen."

What I should have said was: "Just don't feel like I should have to show my "CHL" to the officer, when it's not required of me because I'm not armed."

It's really that simple.

I don't consider such action (or non-action, if you will) as a discourtesy by not automatically doing what the law states I don't have to.

I hope that clears it up.

P.S. I would never be disrespectful to law enforcement.

Abraham wrote:I have mixed feelings regarding handing over your CHL if unarmed. Yeah, maybe it's a courtesy to do so, but...

You're NOT by law required to and I'm cantankerous enough to think it's a bit submissive to do so when you don't have to. That doesn't mean I'd be impolite to the officer, just don't feel like I should have to as a law abiding, free citizen.

Obviously, though, there are many LEO's not up on their required knowledge of how CHLs work and so with the abundance of LEO/CHL misinformation out there, it's probably in one's favor to hand over the CHL even when unarmed...but it annoys the heck out of me.