Another reason not to get involved....

[malibu795]

It's a fishing/Terry stop tactic and illegal.
As the USSC has ruled just because you have a firearm on your person isn't reasonable articulatable suspicions to stop someone

 

[PureHybrid]

That red light one really bothers me. I'm lefty and in NJ I have a duty to inform if I am stopped. So there's a chance that some idiot will be using their non-dominant hand if they deem it necessary to disarm me. But... why should he be disarmed when wasn't acting in a way to make the police fear for their safety? Hmm. I did have 1 occasion to interact with a LEO, while concealed carrying, as a witness to an accident. I immediately informed him, while holding in my hand my sunglasses, d/l and permit to carry card. Fortunately he quickly thanked me and then went straight to interviewing me about the accident.

I haven't read too much in detail lately, but a few years ago Ohio got rid of the duty to inform, around the same time as constitutional carry came around. But what we learned in the ccw class was that during a traffic stop the officer has the right to sieze your firearm for the duration of the stop.

Whether people like to admit it or not, the courts have ruled that individuals should not expect the same amount of privacy in a vehicle as their homes.