Wow, you walked away from that mess with only a scratch! Someone was watching over you for sure. And it also demonstrates how much truck safety designs have improved! It sounds like UHP is pretty understanding as well as thorough and efficient. If you lived in the People's Republik of Kalifornia or New York, not only would your revolver have been confiscated, but you would probably have been taken to jail after you got out of the hospital! I'm glad that things turned out OK for you.
I marvel that I got out of there unharmed and very grateful that I did.
A good friend of mine who is a HUGE gun advocate that lives in CA told
me I'd need an attorney to get my gun back in CA and a good
attorney is still no guarantee that I would.
I could have picked it up 10 days after they took it while they
ran background checks on the firearm and me.
A few years ago I got pulled over by a UHP for a burned out headlight.
First words out of my mouth before he had a chance to say anything
was that I was armed with a loaded handgun and told him where it was.
He said than you and from that point it was a routine stop.
He came back, handed me my papers and said he just wanted
to let me know about my headlight.
As he started to walk away he stopped, turned around and thanked
me for taking advantage of my 2nd Amendment rights.
Another time when I told the officer that I was armed he smiled and
said, "everyone is" and smiled.
Another time the officer said, "I'll make you a deal, you don't show
me yours and I wont show you mine". Once again with a big smile.
Utah is a great place to live if you like gus.
