I have to agree. I hate that you got disarmed.....but I also hate that you continue to provide the police with probable cause to pull you overNcongruNt wrote:You know, there's probably a simple solution to the problem...
Perhaps you could get a front plate? I'm not sure if you simply don't have one or if you just never put it on, but it's required by law. With all the money you spent on a CHL, 1911, and the car, it seems to be within your budget to go down to the Tax Office/DoT and pay the small fee to get a new set of plates. If you're obeying traffic laws, you'll save yourself and the officers in your area a lot of time and hassle in stops due to a missing front plate.
Due to the location of your gun during the stop, I don't see a big issue with what the officer did. A gun sitting out (even covered with a towel) is perceived as more readily accessible and a more unusual way to carry, from the perspective of an LEO. If you had it on-body and were disarmed, that may be a different issue and I certainly would have an informal conversation with the officer's supervisor regarding the necessity (or lack thereof) of being disarmed
