Here in KY, we don't have to tell the officer if we're packing. Now, law aside, I do believe it's good sense to inform them regardless. If you mention it in a manner that doesn't seem hostile or suspicious, they probably wouldn't think much of it, other than not to shoot you when you're reaching for your license. I currently do not hold a CCW, so I'm required to carry in my glvoe compartment, which I regularly do. Luckily I haven't had to inform a COP yet that I'm carrying, because I am pretty good at following even traffic laws, but when the time comes, most likely I'll be telling him there's a gun in the glove box before I go reaching for all my papers. Couldn't see why it would make them uneasy if you told them first, seems like it'd calm them down a good deal, and assure them you're not up to something stupid.
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