Actually after the stop the trooper did want to see my Springfield 45. He'd never seen one before. He was a gun enthusiast too.Had an OHP Trooper use a similar line on me in 2009, "You don't show me yours, and I won't show you mine..."
Reminds me of the joke about the rancher getting stopped. He told the trooper he had a shotgun an AR a 22 rifle a 357 in the glove box and a 45 on his hip.
The trooper said, "Wow, so many guns, what are you afraid of?"
Rancher, "Nothin."