this was an odd case. I picked up the gun - which was mine - from the gunsmith school at the community college in Susanville. I laid it in the back of my Tahoe and proceeded down 395. At the spot where cell phones do not work the CHP has a speed trap. This punk pulls me over because he could not read my license plate (pure c$ap). Noticed the gun and pulled his and got all huffy. Before it was over I had the local CHP commander, the Sheriff's dept and myself in a three way verbal stand off. BTW I had a Kalifornia hunting license at the time so transporting the gun in the manner I did was perfectly legal. I could of even had it loaded (not one in the pipe). To make it short I got the little puke fired. A very good friend of mine was riding buddies with the CHP head of IA.
Like I said, “citizen”. They see no reason for you to have gun. Having one in plain view is just not good practice. I lived in Oklahoma and I would not travel with my gun where it could be viewed. The LEO would need to search my vehicle to lay his eyes on it.
Sadly, I was cleaning all my guns, while on a fishing trip and big swell came up and washed them all over board.
Oh, well...