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KC5AV wrote:If the OP didn't say anything, that could be considered implied consent.

I'd have at least asked about the possibility of declining, and stated, for the record, that I did NOT consent to any sort of search absent a warrant. I'd have also made sure that I had the voice recorder on my phone going so that I had a record for the record.

On the bright side, he did let you off with a warning.

J.R.@A&M wrote:Yesterday evening I was pulled over by Hallettsville Police. I was driving a rental car with Virginia plates. The officer said he pulled me over for failing to stop at a stop sign. No response from me (other than a genuinely surprised look on my face). I handed over my DL and CHL. Are you was armed? Yes, sir. What/where? Revolver in shoulder holster and another in front right pocket. Front pocket? Yes, sir... it's one of those NAA mini-revolvers. Why do you need two revolvers? I hesitated and he offered Just because, huh? Yes, sir. He asked also about my destination, what university department I worked in, my title, etc.

He went off to run my license. Then he came back and told me he wanted to check my weapons to see if they were stolen. So he had me get out and I cooperated in helping him locate and draw both my revolvers, which he carried off to his car, while I got back in. Well, this seemed different from any LEO encounter that I had read about (I confess to not having read about many). After a while, he came back, opened the rear door and told me he was laying both revolvers on the rear car seat, and that I could get them after he left. He had unloaded them. He then told me he was giving me a warning about the stop sign. He thanked me for being cooperative. And that was it. Big relief about the warning. The rest of it was kind of curious.