I have heard of instructors giving CHP classes advice based on an incident, which allegedly occurred somewhere in the upper midwest.
Can anyone provide a citation or reference, (newspaper, book, court record, etc) or any details, or other information on a situation that went something like this:
A citizen (some accounts, a CHP holder; others, not) was stop while driving.
The LEO making the stop ask about weapons in the car.
The citizen acknowledges a firearm in the glove-box.
The LEO making the stop instructs the citizen to remove it, clear it and hand it to him.
A second LEO arrives on the scene just in time to walk up on the passenger's side as the citizen is removing the firearm from the glove-box, is unaware of the instructions from the first LEO, thinks the citizen is drawing on the first LEO, and shoots the citizen.
The advise being given is:
1) To never handle your firearm in the presence of an LEO.
2) If instructed to clear your weapon and give it to an LEO, to politely request that he allow you to assume an appropriate position and let the LEO retrieve the weapon.
What are your thoughts on this advice?
Why?