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Nobody wants to be stopped for control check at the route, but every driver at least once in a lifetime had such experience. When Police already stops you, we should know how to behave and what to say.


The most important thing to remember at this point is to be aware that the police officer, who stops your car, has no idea who you are and do not know if you can be a threat to his life or surrounding. Reality in the most experienced country in terms of the number of firearm owners i.e. the U.S. is that police officers often die during the routine route checks; therefore they are following the principle of Warriors that is Be Prepared For The Worst.

The easiest way to prepare for such a control is to image yourself in the role of police officer, who:
 - just received an information that the suspect for terrorist attack with firearm is moving in identical car as your
 - he can see tinted panes in your car
 - he can see your nervous movements in the car
 - and you are simply irritated, because you are in a hurry; your wife shows no enthusiasm that you spend too much time at shooting range
 - a routine control and possibility of receiving the fine and penalty points stress you

Summing up the above situation we have:
 - extremely horrified and ready for action police officer
 - extremely angry owner of firearms, who has a tense situation at home

Two extremes can transform into a combination of unfortunate mistakes that everyone will regret, 1aand in the worst case will lead to a situation of life threat or even death. At once examples of such control stops arise:

Samuel Dubose unarmed and unaware how to behave during the control. He was arrested, because he lost his car registration. Shot dead by the police officer, who shot him in the head. While stopping, he got off the car without the warning, and then got into a row with the police officer, forgetting in addition to pull up the handbrake. When the car started moving, he jumped behind the steering wheel and a shot was fired.
Dontrell Stevens ? stopped on a bike for his strange looking path of the ride. Four seconds later, four shots were fired from 9 mm in a chest by the Sheriff as he reached under his T-shirt for hidden black wallet, in which he had a mobile phone.
Bobby Canipe ? stopped because the validity of his vehicle registration certificate expired. While stopping, he got off without the warning, because he wanted to pull out a stick for walking from his trunk, a police officer shot him repeatedly hitting once around the abdomen.

It is best to learn from other?s mistakes, rather than own. And in case of firearms, it is just to make one mistake, which can end tragically. The lesson from above examples is one: when you are carrying the weapon, learn desired behaviors. Carrying the weapon is a great responsibility. In the United States is omnipresent 1bmaxima "Comply or die", i.e. you will comply or you will die the choice is yours.

I know that in our country the police quite often don't have a proper respect amongst citizens, largely it is associated with the history of our country, but it is time of changes, which I hope will bring our country and system to most developed and experienced areas. The present times and quite frequent acts of terror causes increased police training, so safe behaviors will also be desired in our country.

Therefore, how to behave carrying the weapon during police control; presented example on the basis of the U.S. requirements. Let's follow a few simple rules:
 - Prepare documents for control, preferably putting them in front
 - Keep your hands on the steering wheel in the area of 10 and 2 o'clock, which is the upper part, so that your hands were easily visible to a police officer.
 - Tell a police officer about your weapon, if there is a possibility of its noticing. If it is not visible, you do not have to begin the conversation with this information, wait until a possible need appears.
 - Reach for documents and show them, taking out slowly without nervous moves
 - Remember that you aren't treated as the criminal, but only as possible threat
 - Know your rights in the area, for which you are stopped

Referring up to individual points:
1f
It is not a moment, in which you can without the question jump out of the car and go straight towards police officer.
If you behave this way, the policeman is obliged to treat you as a threat. American police officers are trained to such a threat, to reach for a weapon and order to stop. Most of fatal accidents and all mentioned in above examples took place exactly in this moment.
Before you say anything, wait for the question from the police officer.
Stop the car, turn off the engine, and turn on the hazard warning lights. If you have tinted panes pull them down to enable the access to all passengers and switch the inside lighting on, if stopping is after dark. Move slowly, do not perform any sudden movements, do not search for documents under the seat or to the compartment. While searching for documents, the police officer can state that you are preparing the weapon that might be hidden under the seat. Do not give the possibility of imagining the worst situation, just sit quietly and wait for the next command.

1dAlways cooperate with the police officer. After all, he is not looking for "trouble", only wants to perform this duty and safely come back home, to his family. The police officer can ask you to get off the car, but do not perform any activities without command. Do everything what the police officer asks, without inessential discussion, and the entire situation will end safely for each party.

Let the police officer to speak, to ask questions.
At this point, he is a contractor of the law, give him freedom. The police officer most probably will ask for driving license and registration certificate because, these are main documents in case of the control. Don't argue or pretend a lawyer by asking questions why I was stopped?. If you are looking for trouble, you will find them. Instead of making it difficult, listen and calmly cooperate. If you must reach to the compartment or bag in order to take out documents, inform about your intention.

Act calmly and without sudden movements.
Don't lie or complicate things. The person hiding the truth and complicating all the answers sooner or later will start firmly to feel stress and make mistakes. Each subsequent lie can be a reason for more thorough control. A deeper inspection is a more stress and even greater waste of time for you and the police officer.

Don't making it difficult or forbid searching the car.
If you are asked for permission to search the car, provide it without any problems. If you do not agree, 1gyou give reason to suspect that you hide something, yet you will be searched. It is the last moment to inform the police officer that you are carrying the weapon. If you won't inform about your weapon, you will get off the car and your equipment will be noticed, all this drastically raise the risk of this control. Increased risk can lead to accident, so keep that in mind.

Enrol to the professional training of Concealed Carry type, where you will learn the main rules of behaviors while carrying weapons. This training will allow you to refine your shooting skills and can save you from an unfortunate accidents.

Remember:
 - Think carefully, what you are saying, what you are doing, how you will behave in such a situation
 - Don't enter discussions, challenging the police officer's decision
 - Whatever you say or you will do can be used against you
 - Keep your hands in a place where the police officer exactly sees them
 - Do not get off the car or run away
 - Do not touch or push away the police officer
 - Do not resist even if you think that you are completely innocent
 - Ask to contact with lawyer if you are arrested
 - Remember data of the police officer, number of badge, numbers of patrol car, and best write this data down
 - Try to find witnesses of the event, their data and phone numbers
 - If you are injured, take pictures of your wounds, but make sure that you first find medical support for yourself

The above description was prepared based on materials obtained from the Police of Texas State in the U.S., where almost every citizen is carrying the weapon. Above-mentioned rules will save you in every control, both the one preventive and increased risk in the area, in which the tragic event took place.