I was coming home from work Friday in thick traffic on I-12 between Denham and Walker and saw the blue LSP lights behind me. I knew I wasn't speeding, because traffic at that time would not allow it. I quickly and safely pulled to the side of the road and rolled both of my driver side windows because they are tinted way darker than the legal limit. I pulled my ccw permit, license, registration, insurance, and my LSP window tint exemption form out and then put my hands on the steering wheel.
The officer motioned me out and asked me to stand behind the vehicle at which time I told him I had weapons in the vehicle I had picked up at Lipsey's. I was not carrying because I had been at school.
He told me that he pulled me over for my tint and kind of smiled when he opened up the tint exemption. He asked me if I was a firearms dealer or if I just shot for sport. I told him I was indeed a dealer. We talked for a few minutes and he was very polite.
Traffic was still heavy when I went to pull back on the road. It was thick enough that it was difficult to pull into traffic. He turned his lights on and creeped into the lane to block traffic so I could get back on I-12. Then he swiftly pulled over to help someone with a broken down vehicle about 500 yards in front of where he stopped me.
Obviously there is nothing on the outside of the vehicle that says I have a tint exemption. He could have been rude, asked me to unload all the guns from the vehicle, or asked me to do several other things. He was very polite and didn't even ask for my FFL, even though I had a copy and a car full of guns.
It was one of the more pleasant stops I've ever had and would definitely commend him on his professionalism.
The officer motioned me out and asked me to stand behind the vehicle at which time I told him I had weapons in the vehicle I had picked up at Lipsey's. I was not carrying because I had been at school.
He told me that he pulled me over for my tint and kind of smiled when he opened up the tint exemption. He asked me if I was a firearms dealer or if I just shot for sport. I told him I was indeed a dealer. We talked for a few minutes and he was very polite.
Traffic was still heavy when I went to pull back on the road. It was thick enough that it was difficult to pull into traffic. He turned his lights on and creeped into the lane to block traffic so I could get back on I-12. Then he swiftly pulled over to help someone with a broken down vehicle about 500 yards in front of where he stopped me.
Obviously there is nothing on the outside of the vehicle that says I have a tint exemption. He could have been rude, asked me to unload all the guns from the vehicle, or asked me to do several other things. He was very polite and didn't even ask for my FFL, even though I had a copy and a car full of guns.
It was one of the more pleasant stops I've ever had and would definitely commend him on his professionalism.
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, dont forget NOLA to let me know where we can mail you some Louisiana Boudin 
just make sure you share it with your students out there!
