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by txinvestigator
Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:15 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Carryng a loaded rifle in your vehicle.
Replies: 32
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Re: caution

Rex B wrote: Sure, I'm all for practicing all the rights afforded by our constitution and those who spilt blood to preserve it, but some personal restraint might be in order. Just something to bear in mind. How would it look if you got stopped and searched?
I'll limit my trunk cache to one or two firearms that look recreational. And pack some targets, and maybe a range receipt or two.
The odds of my doing something to get stopped are nil. The odds of a LEO having PC to search my trunk are even less.

That said, so what? I don't care how it "looks" to the police. Its not illegal, not even questionable.
by txinvestigator
Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:29 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Carryng a loaded rifle in your vehicle.
Replies: 32
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Re: And grenade launcher

Rex B wrote:Don't forget "Grenade Launcher".

For those tricky hostage situations :roll:
I'm afraid I don't understand your sarcasm with the rollyeye. Is it your opinion that my reasons are not realistic?
by txinvestigator
Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:57 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Carryng a loaded rifle in your vehicle.
Replies: 32
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I like shotguns; however, for a car gun if I am going to carry a long gun I prefer a rifle. I get better precision aiming, higher ammo capacity and the ability to defeat body armor.

Maybe I should carry both. :thumbsup:
by txinvestigator
Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:09 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Carryng a loaded rifle in your vehicle.
Replies: 32
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Re: SKS

Rex B wrote:Sounds like a good use for my SKS.
Or an old Marlin levergun. Might be a bit less intimidating to the casual observer.
An AK clone would be perfect for car carry. Cheap, easy to shoot and replace; however, I shy away from the "appearance" that gun has for the sheeple.
by txinvestigator
Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:39 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Carryng a loaded rifle in your vehicle.
Replies: 32
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rastalavista wrote:LEOs

what's your opinion on the fnh Five-SeveN?

the round might have pierced the armor? Yes/No?
Not the civilian ammunition. Its more like a .17 HMR. It does have the velocity to perhaps penetrate level 2, Arroyo was wearing much more.
by txinvestigator
Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:53 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Carryng a loaded rifle in your vehicle.
Replies: 32
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Skiprr wrote:One of our CHL instructors, to reinforce the point that a handgun is a defensive weapon not an offensive weapon, showed us his "trunk gun": a well-used but reliable AK-47, something he doesn't mind taking the abuse of living in his trunk. Presumably, in case of a major HTF condition, he could engage the AK. I just don't know about the logic or practicality of that choice. Seems to me the likelihood of my having to go for the AK in the trunk would be slim to none--considering I'm looking to avoid trouble, not wade into it--and there would no doubt be several high-priced lawyers in the trunk with that AK...
"The Tyler courthouse shootout refers to a February 24, 2005, incident in which David Hernandez Arroyo Sr. opened fire on his ex-wife and son in front of the Smith County Courthouse in Tyler, Texas, then engaged law enforcement officers in a shootout. Mirabel Estrada, his ex-wife, was killed at the scene, as was Mark Allen Wilson, a downtown resident who attempted to intervene.

A local resident Mark Allen Wilson was returning to his nearby apartment when the shooting began. Wilson, who held a Texas concealed handgun permit, is believed to have responded to seeing Arroyo shoot his wife by drawing his own weapon, a Colt .45 caliber pistol and approaching. Arroyo was already engaged in a heated gun battle with sheriff's deputies and Tyler police officers and apparently did not see Wilson.

Wilson fired one round at Arroyo, causing him to stumble. A witness saw the round strike Arroyo and saw "white puffs of powder-like substance" come from Arroyo's clothing. This appeared to be the first time Arroyo was hit or injured during his attack on the courthouse. Wilson then took cover behind Arroyo's truck.

As Arroyo approached, Wilson stood up and fired again at Arroyo over the truck, hitting him; however, Arroyo was wearing a bulletproof vest, and Wilson's shots did not disable him. Arroyo turned and fired at least one shot at Wilson. He faltered and disappeared from view behind the truck, where Arroyo fired at him three times, killing him."


Had wilson had even an M1 carbine, he would have ended it right there and lived.
by txinvestigator
Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:54 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Carryng a loaded rifle in your vehicle.
Replies: 32
Views: 4718

Also run a search here. There have been a couple of interesting convserations about this topic. ;-)

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