Frankly, people need to remember that the woman’s account of the event isn’t necessarily what happened.
Are you talking of the lady in Minnesota? I am suspicious of this entire episode. The video shot by her from the passenger seat...the left side of the car, was clear, it was as if it was spliced in. If a cop shoots four times into a car at near point blank range, there would be blood on the lady. She would be deaf, the child would be bawling loudly. Now what about that right side of the car steering wheel? Not only that, but the traffic was going by on the right side in the same direction, and the cop approached the right side of the car. There are not many cars with steering wheels on the right side in America. Most of them are postal vehicles. Are we sure this video is not the result of computer graphics?
True. But statistics show that those who have concealed carry permits tend to be the most law-abiding in the nation.
The scenario depicted is the biggest concern I have had about carrying concealed. Some cops are just not cut out to be confronting law-abiding citizens who are armed.
Citizens are expected to encounter armed officers without panicking. Officers need to be trained to do the same.
My intention if stopped is to place both hands on the steering wheel and keep them there until the officer is informed of my status and responds in a reasonable way.
If the officer starts acting like an idiot, my hands stay on the wheel. If the officer intends to murder me, he will have to do it while my hands are in plain sight.