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The majority of violator contacts, where the officer has no reason to suspect any issues, is: "Good afternoon (morning), I am Officer X with the Y Police Department. The reason for the contact (stop) is I observed you (radar indicated) you were XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. I need to see your operators license and proof of financial responsibility please". I officially retired in 2005 after 30 years. I was an FTO for a number of those years in a medium sized department surrounded by a metroplex. I only dealt with CHL for about five years and they were few and far between. However, when I came in contact with a CHL, I wanted to know if they were armed and where the weapon was. If they volunteered that information, that was great. The best response for me was "Officer, I have a CHL and my weapon is located ...... How do you want me to proceed?". I basically operated under the assumption that everyone I contacted could potentially harm me. CHL holders, other police officers, federal agents, civilians, relatives, especially relatives.

Sorry, disagree with E.Marquez. The first thing, unless instructed otherwise, is to let the officer know you have a LTC, you are armed and where it is located. He will plan the rest of his interactions with you based on that.

If he opens his door and orders you out of the car and on the ground through a loud speaker, you do that first.