Jesse H
Member
Driving from Houston to Austin, Volvo full of us kids ranging from 17-24. Buddy and I have Texas CHL and are both carrying. He was speeding so we got pulled over by a Trooper. From a first impression, my friends and I are clean cut and nice looking folks, and after you get to know us you'll realize we're also friendly and polite.
Buddy was asked to step out of the vehicle while the rest of us passengers remained in the car. For the most part, the stop went fine except for 2 things which left a bad taste in my mouth.
1. The officer disarmed him (which is perfectly fine although silly IMO for a CHLer), removed the magazine and walked over to our car and placed it in the glove box. The Beretta had one in the pipe. Passenger in front of the glovebox was 17. He returned the magazine after the stop was over, but asked my friend, "are you mad at me?" before returning it (we found that humorous afterwards).
2. The officer ran the serial number on my friend's gun. I suppose there's nothing wrong with doing so, but wouldn't logic tell you that somebody who went thru the trouble to obtain a CHL wouldn't be carrying a stolen gun?
Other than that, the officer wasn't full of pleasantries and had an anti-CHL attitude; asking why he carried a gun, why it was loaded, why it wasn't in the glovebox or the trunk.
Buddy was asked to step out of the vehicle while the rest of us passengers remained in the car. For the most part, the stop went fine except for 2 things which left a bad taste in my mouth.
1. The officer disarmed him (which is perfectly fine although silly IMO for a CHLer), removed the magazine and walked over to our car and placed it in the glove box. The Beretta had one in the pipe. Passenger in front of the glovebox was 17. He returned the magazine after the stop was over, but asked my friend, "are you mad at me?" before returning it (we found that humorous afterwards).
2. The officer ran the serial number on my friend's gun. I suppose there's nothing wrong with doing so, but wouldn't logic tell you that somebody who went thru the trouble to obtain a CHL wouldn't be carrying a stolen gun?
Other than that, the officer wasn't full of pleasantries and had an anti-CHL attitude; asking why he carried a gun, why it was loaded, why it wasn't in the glovebox or the trunk.