Hey it's your local legal nerd who wants you to all get arrested.
So, currently in the server we only have fully intrusive searches (by legal standards). These searches require probable cause and the searcher gets to see EVERYTHING you have on you. However, there is a lower level of search called a "Terry Frisk." This is essentially when the cops have reasonable suspicion you have committed a crime and could have a weapon, so they 'pat you down' for any apparent arms.
What I am proposing is adding Terry Frisks as a function to bridge that gap. The way I'm picturing it is the same way the breathalyzer and EMS prompts are, where you ask to frisk someone then get a /it in return for "you feel the handle of a weapon" or something like that. It wouldn't detect drugs or anything else, it'd just detect the concealed weapon. At that point, it's up to the officer or whoever is frisking the other person on how they act with the knowledge they are armed. It adds more RP and can also apply to criminals frisking someone else for a weapon during a deal or before they're about to whack them. It wouldn't solely help police and the function could be available for other means.
Don't just "-1 because police bad." If you have genuine issues or possible adjustments, feel free.
Edit: Maybe have the /it clarify if they feel a melee weapon handle or a gun handle. They could see its a melee weapon and disregard, or notice that the man in front of them is strapped and has the potential to put a 9 in their forehead in less than 2 seconds.