Clarification. You could not have a LOADED HANDGUN in your vehicle within reach (had to be locked up in the trunk or a locked box). You could have one outside your house on your own property. You could also have one while shooting at the range (or coming and going to the range) or hunting with the handgun.dac1842 wrote:Android,
No offense taken sir. Very good and legitimate questions.
Prior to CHL laws being in place it was illegal in Texas to possess a firearm outside of your home unless you were
1- Traveling- At the time this meant crossing at least 3 county lines and being gone overnight.
2- Had in your possession items of high value. This was seen by the courts as over $1000 in cash or 10,000 in other items such as diamonds.
3- Were a peace officer
4- Were a commissioned security guard traveling directly to or from your place of employment.
There may have been other exceptions but I cannot recall them at this time.
Most officers depending on the time of day, place, who was carrying and attitude of the suspect would not take exception. The times I charged someone with that they were usually DWI, resisted arrest on another charge or displaying the weapon in a threatening manner. I cant recall any time I ever charged someone with UCW as a stand alone charge.
For instance I stopped nurses or others who worked shift work, were coming home at 2 and 3 am and if they were cooperative the fact they had a weapon was not ever a big deal.
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- Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:59 am
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Re: Police not happy about relazation of TX CHL law
During my time as a LEO I was out of state on a trip to visit family. I was pulled over for speeding on the Interstate in Tennessee. When I handed the trooper my license I didn't state anything about being a LEO. He looked at the license and asked 'What department do you work for?'. Puzzled by his response I asked him how he knew I was in law enforcement since I had given him no credentials or made any comment as such. He turned my license around and pointed to the photo. I then realized that a couple of months earlier I had been on duty and stopped by to get my DL renewed. Since I was in uniform, the PD collar pins showed up in the photo.dac1842 wrote:True Police of any type are not required to notify as we are. But the fact is, most do.....
While I was probably not going fast enough to get anything but a warning in the first place, we just chatted for a couple of minutes and he asked me to slow down a little and sent me on my way.