Things are not NEARLY so dramatic - - -
sevenpoint62mm wrote:
In Texas you have to surrender your CHL card with your DL/Insurance. Period. You don't not have to tell him if you are or are not armed unless he asks but its a good idea to with th elocation and tpye your carrying.
What happens if you don't? Well as soon as he runs your licences he sees this:
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WARNING WARNING! THIS PERSON HAS A CHL PERMIT IS CONSIDERED ARMED
WARNING WARNING! THIS PERSON HAS A CHL PERMIT IS CONSIDERED ARMED
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Its red, flashing, and scares the hell out of a cop even if she's 19 year old blonde princess with pigtails. Its an arrestable offense btw and can get your CHL yanked.
There’s no use in overstating the situation, even if the truth is less dramatic.
Gillster stated it correctly above, in his entry of 7 JUN at 1:30 a.m. CDT - - He quoted directly from Texas Government Code, Section 411.205:
IF a license holder is carrying a handgun . . . .
Texas Administrative Code, Title 37, section 6.43, states the same thing, in practically the identical language, under
FAILURE TO DISPLAY LICENSE ON DEMAND.
And, if and when the officer runs the driver’s license or state ID card, the computer printout shows: “Notice: This person holds a Concealed Handgun License.†No flashing display, no red letters, no “WARNING WARNING!†with exclamation points. No words, “Is considered armed.†No two lines of capital letters.
I’m going by what the printout shows the agency communications person. I’ve seen a number of these printouts. Some agencies with mobile data terminals in the patrol cars might have their software programmed to make such an overdramatic display, but I haven’t seen it.
And,
. . . scares the hell out of a cop even if she's 19 year old blonde princess with pigtails. How would that be? One must be age 21 to even apply for a CHL. Street cops are trained to be careful of EVERYONE they stop. If a person has a CHL, he’s been through a background check by some skeptical State Trooper, and has no criminal record, nor even a pending charge. If anything, the notice tells the cop, “This is a law abiding person who conforms to the law before carrying a pistol.“ I’d be a lot more worried about the person who did NOT have a carry license.
Best,
Johnny