PA state trooper disassenbled my gun during traffic stop

[MARINE DIVISION TWO]

Could not believe the story at first but then givig thought about what the LEO did I can only say he was most probably trying to impress upon his partner his expertise in disassembling your Glock and when it came time to re-assemble he could not do it.Yes I believe this could have happened,Yes some LEOs (not me ) are not fully trained in gun assembly and disassembly,hell some of them only range time when and if required and some ,here it comes years ago NYPD officers would never ever clean their S&W model 10 causing failure in drastic situations.Yes I would be offended giving back the firearm in that condition giving Glocks are seconds to assemble but would laugh at the in-eptness of this LEO.Heck I would just stay out of reading. MDT

[ett]

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They don't know you, your safety level, skill level, or anything else. You might be a whole pile of things considering the area (both good and bad).
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You don't know them, their safety level, skill level, or anything else. They might be a whole pile of things considering the area (both good and bad).

[GunLawyer001]

A necessary step in disassembling a Glock is to pull the trigger. The average level of gun competence among police is too low for that to be a good idea.

[streaker69]

If it's policy for them to disassemble a firearm, does that mean they're also assuming responsibility for any damage that my occur to the firearm during the process?

[Statkowski]

Next time carry a Hi-Point. Can't disassemble it without a 1/8" punch.

[Walleye Hunter]

Your tail light was out, of course you were a danger to their safety. Domestic terrorist according to Napolitano’s Homeland Security I recall

Maybe he's Black or Hispanich and the tail light was just an excuse.

[stainless]

OP, State Police running a traffic stop? Where exactly did this occure? Something doesn't sound right concerning this.

[normanvin]

You don't know them, their safety level, skill level, or anything else. They might be a whole pile of things considering the area (both good and bad).

Years ago I was involved in an occasional incident. The cops arrive and start running numbers. I approached the officer in charge and informed him that I would not be handing over my handgun. That I did not think it safe for them to handle my hand gun. He told me they are trained in all sorts of handguns. I told him since I was carrying concealed and he had no idea what I had that I doubted him and my gun will remain in my holster on my hip.

They stopped running numbers shortly after that.

[ATBackpackin]

This is precisely why I don't inform, the safest place for my gun is to remain on my body. I would be irate that he disassembled and then stated that he would NOT hand someone he doesn't know an assembled gun. Then don't take it and disassemble it Officer Fuckstick if that's the case.

I would do more than simply file a complaint. I would demand a sit down with his chief and ask him to explain to me why he thinks he has the right to do this. Taking the rounds out, which I don't agree with, is one thing, but this is way over the top especially with his added personal procedure.

[CoalcrackerAl]

I had a cop check run my gun to verify owner ship. Only disassembly he did was pull the mag and empty the chamber with the slide locked open. And said this is how you hand some one your gun. It was a douglas/montgomery cop.