CCW Question: Interacting with Police
I have a question. I've had a CCW for about 4 years, and did NOT know that it was a requirement to inform law enforcement personnel that you are armed and/or carrying. I understood that you were only to reply truthfully to the question "are you armed?" Of course, if I feel a police officer is going to see a firearm on me/near me, I will always carefully inform him/her, for the benefit of both of us. However, reading some of these threads, it seems that the impression is that it is not only a good idea to do so, but required. I keep my firearm in a compartment in my car (not the glove compartment) and have been stopped for speeding, and have said nothing. Two questions: First, what is the law? Second, is my CCW status included in my Drivers License profile?
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