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My last encounter (only encounter while armed) was after a minor traffic accident while I was still living in Las Vegas. It was with a North Las Vegas police officer and NLVPD is pretty anti gun (they hold gun turn ins where they give people wal-mart gift cards for the guns they turn in).

I gave my license, permit, etc... and she actually told me "just put your gun back in your van so I dont have to worry about it"

I didnt want to argue with her so I disarmed, but it struck me that me actually pulling my gun (I got in the van and closed the door of course) should be the last thing she asked me to do.

In the end she gave me a ticket for driving on the shoulder and said I was at fault for the accident. The accident was caused when I passed 4 cars that were stopped in a long line at a stoplight by going onto the right shoulder to pull into the shoping center on the right. The other guy made a left between the waiting cars to pull into the same shopping center and we met at the entrance with my van crushing the front passenger side of the car. I felt that the other guy was at fault and think perhaps she didnt like me because I was armed, but I did my traffic school and paid my fine anyway. Even the traffic school instructor said the other guy should have been cited for making an "unsafe left" and even if I was cited too he should have been at fault.

OK thats my rant, yes it still bothers me a bit. =)