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I was only pulled once while carrying, but here's how it went down.
I was flying up the express lane (that's the third lane on the right on uphill stretches of the interstate) while traffic was moving 30-40 mph in the travel lanes.
I glance in my RVM and see an unmarked Charger behind me with all his lights on. My initial thought was, "see, he uses the express lane too." That thought only lasted a few seconds.
I got to a safe spot to pull over, and parked the car. I got my wallet out, and pulled out both IDs. Also got the registration out of the glove box. I was carrying under the arm under a dress shirt.
The officer walks to the passenger side window. His first comment to me was, "What the f___ was that?" He's royally pissed. I begin to apologize, and he says, "Don't apologize, you want to drive like an idiot, you can, but I have a job to do." I am dragging this out so you understand this guy is pretty livid, and I am SURE I am getting a ticket.
I hand him my two IDs. He sees it and says, "I don't need to see your Carry permit. You have a God given right to carry if you want to."
I reply, " Thank you, not everyone thinks that way, and I wanted to give you a heads up."
He, staring at my license says, "I appreciate the heads up, besides you live in Waterbury. You need to be carrying." I don't know what to do. I laugh and agree with him. All of a sudden it was like we were drinking beers together. He asks me what I have, we talk about the best calibers, etc. He looks at me and says, "Spend what would have been a ticket on whoever sits in that car seat, and slow the f___ down."
"Yes sir"
"Have a nice day."
Needless to say it worked out perfectly for me in this case. I expect to use the same approach the next time.