Medic1210
Regular Member
Ok, so the wife and I just sent off our paperwork for our concealed carry permits this past week. Her for the first time, me to reinstate mine since it lapsed while I was in Afghanistan for almost two years. Anyway, I've gotten accustomed to open carrying pretty much all the time now, but I kinda like the idea of having a secondary pocket pistol stuffed in a pocket as a backup to my G27 which I carry in a SERPA paddle when OC.
My dilemma is, as soon as I stick the secondary pistol in a pocket, I lose my right to refuse identification to any officer who decides he has a right to demand ID and grill me for OC.
Since OC is not a justifiable reason to detain and demand ID from my understanding of our laws, but CHP holders are required to identify and produce permit when CC, I'm torn as to how I'm required to respond to an officer stopping me for OC.
Since OC isn't illegal, and he has no right to ask for my ID simply because I'm OC, why should I be obligated or required to even speak to him/her, much less tell them I'm carrying another pistol concealed? After all, had they not seen my OC sidearm, they would have had no reason in their mind to stop me in the first place.
I guess that's my dilemma... How do I respond to an officer's questioning if I am carrying concealed in addition to openly, if they aren't stopping me for a legitimate reason in the first place. I mean, if I'm carrying concealed only, and an officer approaches me for no reason, I can't imagine just immediately volunteering that I'm carrying in that instance, even though I understand it to be required.
My dilemma is, as soon as I stick the secondary pistol in a pocket, I lose my right to refuse identification to any officer who decides he has a right to demand ID and grill me for OC.
Since OC is not a justifiable reason to detain and demand ID from my understanding of our laws, but CHP holders are required to identify and produce permit when CC, I'm torn as to how I'm required to respond to an officer stopping me for OC.
Since OC isn't illegal, and he has no right to ask for my ID simply because I'm OC, why should I be obligated or required to even speak to him/her, much less tell them I'm carrying another pistol concealed? After all, had they not seen my OC sidearm, they would have had no reason in their mind to stop me in the first place.
I guess that's my dilemma... How do I respond to an officer's questioning if I am carrying concealed in addition to openly, if they aren't stopping me for a legitimate reason in the first place. I mean, if I'm carrying concealed only, and an officer approaches me for no reason, I can't imagine just immediately volunteering that I'm carrying in that instance, even though I understand it to be required.
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