traveling with a firearm and tag readers

[rockriver]

some states have very restricted laws on firearms.

i was reading at another site and the subject came up about traveling through a state with strict rules.

one comment i saw several times was that the "tag readers" that are on many cop cars
can also gather driver/owner information.
and
are linked to the states concealed carry permit data base.

example:
if you are driving through maryland and you are a concealed carry person,
and a tag reader cop pulls you over
he may already know that you are concealed carry person, meaning maybe there is a firearm in the car.
and that gives him a reason to target your vehicle for a police visit.

[Bill Foster]

Let’s not let that pesky 4th amendment get in the way of real police work.�� Arter leaving a large metro area for small-town life, I was surprised to see that my local leo’s are using plate readers. Letters to the editor of our local newspaper inquiring about this have not been answered. I asked a retired Leo about it, he said he supposed that they were looking for stolen cars and people without insurance, but he wasn’t sure.