That person and posts are here on this forum Subject: Prior to Having License in Hand....Sheree wrote:Plano, just north of Dallas is getting that reputation. A cop there ticketed a guy who had a gun in his car, but failed to show his CHL. He had applied for a CHL, but had not received it in the mail yet. He did not have it to show with his driver's license when the cop asked for ID. It is legal under the Castle law to have a gun in the car, so he didn't think he was doing anything wrong even if he didn't have his license in the mail yet. When the cop ran his license, he found the records already reported the guy had his CHL. The driver tried to explain to no avail. It came the next day, I think, so he tried to leave messages for the cop he could prove he didn't have the CHL because he could show him the postmark on the envelope. To no avail. Still got the ticket. I did not hear whether it got resolved without a lot of legal hassle for the guy. I have also read a couple other things on other forums that Plano takes a dim view of CHL. If you drive through some parts of Dallas, you might want to carry a BUG :0).
It is being resolved, but was still a hassle for the member. It will be interesting to see how something like this is handled after September 1 when you still have to present your license, but there is no legal penalty if you fail to do so.
