I carry concealed (CHL) every day. Sometimes on weekends, when I'm over at some friend's place, I'll be offered a beer or other beverage. I understand the zero alcohol tolerance while carrying, and my choices are to either disarm myself or refuse the beverage. While I never consume enough beer to be considered driving impaired or DWI, I don't want to be charged with a weapon violation either. If I'm in a car with a trunk, I will remove the round from the chamber and secure the handgun in the trunk. But if I'm in my 4-door crew cab truck, there is no trunk to lock the gun into. In that case, I will remove both the magazine and the round from the chamber, place the gun in the area behind the rear seat on the driver's side, and the magazine and +1 round into the storage behind the rear seat on the other side.
If I were to be stopped for a traffic violation, would this be sufficient to prevent any weapon charge? I would notify the LEO that I have a CHL, but that I'm not carrying at the moment. But I wouldn't lie to the officer and say there's not a handgun in the truck, either. My hope is that since it's not readily accessible as a fireable weapon, that would be good enough. But I'd like to get some other thoughts about this.