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Perhaps he mis-spoke, and didn’t mean literally your rights are suspended. You are taking that portion out of context.
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Something stated can’t be taken out of context when the entire conversation is posted in audio/video and text formats. Even the city attorney, Ed Jones, confirms what the mayor said, and he Jones stated that rights can be suspended. After all, he Mayor Cedric Glover stated “your rights are suspended” 11 times to Robert Baillio.

He also stated the “…the way in which I expressed the situation could be left up to interpretation…” in his interview with KTBS Channel 3. He stated the same thing to Tom Gresham of Gun Talk Magazine, and to numerous other individuals who called into his office.

Now, could you please tell me specifically how that was “taken out of context”?

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officer does INDEED have the right to detain, arrest, and inquire whether you have a weapon.
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Let me correct you. The officer does not have the “right” to do anything other than his God-given rights that are confirmed in the US Constitution. He may have the “legal authority” to do certain things, and he/she must be able to justify those in a court of law. That is a huge difference.

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Matter of fact, over here your RESPONSIBILITY is to state to the officer that you have a weapon inside your vehicle BEFORE you are asked.
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You may feel that it is your responsibility, and that is fine for you. However, there are many people who would beg to differ. As we all know, police officers never commit crimes right?

In the end, this issue centers around a couple of things. (1) Your rights cannot be suspended unless you can personally talk to God (or your deity) and change things. (2) An officer does not have the authority to search your vehicle unless there is an actual and continuing threat to their safety posed by an arrestee. That would be in the Arizona v. Gant 2008 Supreme Court decision.