Three friends of mine in Florida are LEO'S. It is not required to notify police during a traffic stop that you have a gun in the vehicle in Florida. And they all three said they'd rather not know. I've also asked a few here in VA the same question and gotten the same response. My father in law is a retired Florida sheriff's deputy and he agrees with them all. If I get stopped and the officer asks to search my vehicle, I will notify them at that time. Otherwise, based on my research, I don't see a need to tell them unless it's a state law in the state in which I've been stopped.
By no means am I trying to hide anything and by no means would I ever argue with an officer but that's my right in Florida, Georgia and Virginia where I travel the most. When going thru the Carolinas, if stopped, i will notify them as it's required. I am choosing to exercise my right. I make every attempt to abide by the laws in the states I travel.
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