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MBGuy wrote:Not to hijack a thread but just a quick, slightly off-tangent question:

JHP's are illegal in Louisiana???? I googled but couldn't find anything definitive.

I didn't ask him for a source on his belief in this law, but like you I also could not find any information about it online.

I have an update on this discussion that I think will clear some things up and possibly cause a few more head scratches. Regretfully these details were not divulged to me during the initial recount of the story. Also, some are still developing; these are the current facts as I understand them.

First, my friend did receive his gun back as originally stated, but the police never told him the bullets were illegal. In fact, when he got the gun back the bullets were not even in the evidence room.

I assume the gun and magazine were unloaded on the scene of arrest. My friend, who is from Louisianna, assumed they were illegal here because he says they are illegal in Louisianna. He also does not have a CHL but was traveling from Louisianna to Houston that day so that is why he was carrying.

Apperantly, a second stolen gun was sitting on the thief's lap when the officer approached the vehicle. The LEO apperantly drew his weapon at this point before making the arrest, suspecting he could be shot at.

My friend's gun was recovered from the passenger's pants pocket. It was locked and loaded. Initially the gun was believed to belong to the thief, not to a law-abiding robbery victim.

Also, my friend's backpack (which originally contained his laptop and handgun) was emptied and filled with assorted drugs including PCP (phencyclidine) and marijuana. His laptop was placed in another stolen backpack.

I suspect that because the officers gave my friend the benefit of the doubt on the drug contents of the backpack and didn't make him go thru a great deal of "red tape", he probably felt even less motivated to inquire about his missing bullets. He said they were very courteous and helpful in getting his items back to him, even jokingly suggesting he should claim some of the other nice things in their evidence room.

Finally, and to me, this is the most awful part of the story, the district attorney does not want to press charges on these individuals. The arresting officer contacted my friend and admitted he is very upset about this because he feared for his life during the arrest. He asked my friend to press charges and he agreed that he would. My friend was not overly concerned but will do all he can to assist the officer who was ultimately responsible for recovering his stolen property.

Some other miscellaneous details:
- The thieves were two young hispanic males: one 18 and one 16.
- The thieves broke into the vehicle using the screwdriver-puncture around the keyless passenger handle method (I don't know the technical term for this).
- The quick recovery of the items was due to an illegal left-hand turn made by the thieves right in front of the arresting officer. Genius, I know.

Thank you all for the information and spirited opinions.

My friend was not concerned over losing his bullets and assumed that they were illegal. I'll be happy to correct him next time I see him.

My impression was that at the time he was mostly satisfied that the law enforcement officers had recovered his items so quickly and were otherwise very courteous in returning them to him.

My main concern was to ensure I am following the law with the ammunition I routinely use. I am happy to know that is the case.

An aquaintance of mine had his vehicle robbed over the weekend in Humble, TX outside of Bed Bath & Beyond on 59.

The item taken was his backpack which contained his laptop and a Glock 23 that he carries (I believe he has a CHL but was not carrying on his person at the time).

Luckily the thiefs were pulled over and his items were recovered within minutes. What baffled me though was that when he went to claim his items at the police precinct, they confiscated his hollow point bullets and told him they were illegal to use for carry.

I don't ever recall being taught this and until now have not heard of this being an issue. I carry hollow point rounds in my Glock 17 and am concerned that I may not be following the law.

Can anyone set me straight on this? I tried searching the forum before posting but didn't see any answers to this particular question.

Thanks!