It does strike me as a bit of an urban legend, but I've seen stranger things here in Dallas, TX. Stuff like this is one of the reasons why I went and got my CHL last month. Granted that if they're going to roll up behind me and shoot me it won't do much good, but otherwise I have a reasonable chance to do something to defend myself. Especially since I go to work at 2AM in the morning and there are a lot of crazy people out at that time.
I just don't get the point behind something like this.
I'm in Texas too, in Arlington. Why would a car club member ruin his/her pretty car running down cycles? Besides here in the "Republic" of Texas they hand out life sentences like the are Del Taco coupons, not a wise thing to do.
Life sentences?!? If they're lucky! They're just a likely to get that free Last Vitamin Booster while strapped down to that stainless steel cruciform (especially if they're an indigent minority...)
Stuff like this is one of the reasons why I went and got my CHL last month
Fellow Texan, motorcyclist, and gun nut here. I always carry my gun in my car, don't have a CHL (pretty much useless, anyway) but I was wondering if the whole keeping the gun in your vehicle thing is legal with motorcycles?
I doubt it, Brooks. And I'd hardly call a CHL useless. I can basically wear my gun on me anywhere that doesn't post an official 30.06 sign, AND out of my last six traffic stops, I only received one ticket. It's not officially a ticket-deflector, but I do think that if a cop is on the fence about whether to write you up, the CHL tends to push toward the "no" side.
I doubt it, Brooks. And I'd hardly call a CHL useless. I can basically wear my gun on me anywhere that doesn't post an official 30.06 sign, AND out of my last six traffic stops, I only received one ticket. It's not officially a ticket-deflector, but I do think that if a cop is on the fence about whether to write you up, the CHL tends to push toward the "no" side.
Maybe you. Personally, even with a CHL I cant carry into a bar, a school, my work (due to workplace policies), or any event with over x amount of people (I dont remember how many).
Pretty much the only place I can carry that I couldn't before is Wal-Mart.
I'm not sure why it is you think that a cop will be leanient on you because you have a license to carry a weapon. If anything, I'd think it would be the opposite. You think the police like dealing with armed individuals?
I'm not sure what you mean about Walmart. If you have a CHL, you could always carry there (unless they posted a 30.06 sign, which I never saw.) If you don't have a CHL, you CAN'T carry a concealed handgun ANYWHERE except your own property or inside your car. True, most bars and schools are off-limits (as they should be) and they post appropriate signage. And Six Flags. But I wasn't taught anything about events with x number of people being a no-no.
Do you understand the Texas CHL process? Most cops seem to. They realize that in order to get one, I had to undergo instruction in the law and legal use of deadly force, hands-on weapons qualification, and extensive criminal background checks on the local, State, and Federal level. They understand that I have never defaulted on a Student Loan, nor have I been convicted of anything more serious than a traffic violation. I've had my fingerprints run and my names, residences, and aliases (if any) studied going back 10 years.
In short, they understand that holding a Texas CHL identifies me as one of the GOOD GUYS.
More than one LEO has explicitly expressed approval of my CHL and my choice of armament. Like I said, it's not a get-out-of-ticket-free card, but I truly believe that without it, I'd have six more moving violations on my record.
I'm in Texas too, in Arlington. Why would a car club member ruin his/her pretty car running down cycles? Besides here in the "Republic" of Texas they hand out life sentences like the are Del Taco coupons, not a wise thing to do.
Sounds like a good policy. Maybe I should move to Texas?
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Pretty much the only place I can carry that I couldn't before is Wal-Mart.
I'm not sure why it is you think that a cop will be leanient on you because you have a license to carry a weapon....You think the police like dealing with armed individuals?
No, they don't like it. The one thing a CHL does do, though is it shows that you have undergone a background check and therefore you are not a bad guy. It says, "yeah, check my record, I'm clean, I follow the law, my gun is LICENSED, I've got nothing to hide."
But I would bet most cops don't see it that way. We're untrained vigilante cowboy loose canons.
But in reality, in 14 years of infantry life and a 12 month deployment to Ar Ramadi, Iraq, I probably have more gun handling and life or death experience than they do.
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But I wasn't taught anything about events with x number of people being a no-no.
