I'm an FFL and a police chief of my local PD.
Police departments all over the country or short-handed, the last thing they're going to want to do is to open a case. I can guarantee they'll type a simple one paragraph report and call it done.
Plus like you said it's also for delayed responses...
I carried a Ruger LCR with 38 +P in my offside cargo pocket.
I tried carrying a single stack 9mm behind my vest in a holster built directly into it but could not get comfortable with the gun pushing against my chest all day. I know other people liked that setup but I just didn't care for it.
I...
100% agree across all accounts. There are so many better options if it came down it than burying it several feet underground deep in the woods as the original author did.