Armed drivers instructed on police stops

PHOENIX — Arizona is telling armed drivers how they should handle themselves if they get pulled over by police.

The gun-friendly state recently changed its rule book for the road in a bid to avoid deadly encounters between police and people behind the wheel.

Arizona is among a small number of states instructing drivers on what to expect during traffic stops. But it appears to be the first to use its driving rules to address situations in which motorists are armed.

The changes in the state allowing people to carry weapons without permits were sought by a lawmaker who wanted to avoid confrontations such as one that killed Philando Castile, who was shot and killed by a police officer in Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul, Minn.