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Originally Posted by RomanDad
None of those would be considered "contact" (And Im not sure the cop in line behind you at the Starbucks would either. Thats a gray area where I would decide based on how "Chatty" the LEO got.... I go out of my way to NOT have contact with LEOs in uniform.... And not because I dont like them. But because they dont bother me when Im at work, I like to extend them the same courtesy. For certain, until HE says something to ME, Im not saying ANYTHING TO HIM. Hes just another dude in the Starbucks and I go out of my way not to notice him.)
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I agree Starbucks is a gray area, and when there's ambiguity I'll error on the side of caution. He MAY have noticed me printing. He strikes up a conversation to see if I'm LEO. If I blow him off, in his mind I'm an unexplained civilian with a gun. In Florida or Texas he'll come across one 10 times a day. In CA a cop may go for years - maybe his entire career - without seeing a CCW, so it's not one of the explanations on his mind.
OTOH, I'd think a DUI checkpoint would NOT be a gray area. I've only been through one, but it involved rolling down the window, telling the LEO my name, where I was going, where I'd been, if I'd had anything to drink, and showing him my DL and Registration. I'd absolutely hand over my CCW with my DL.
I do wish the OC rule was more detailed. Until it is, I'll inform if there's the slightest chance that I should, under the rule. It costs me a moment of conversation with someone that I'll likely like, the benefit is I don't risk loosing the permit.