Confrontation avoided before it even begins by showing first.stevie_d_64 wrote: I think it is easier to just present both ID's whether you're armed or not...
One can be right about a thousand things, but what will a thousand arguments prove other than they like to argue?
Showing a little respect works both ways, being confrontational puts the situation off on, at best, a slippery ledge. One in which you're going to finally get pushed too far or you will push too far.
Is life worth that? Isn't that what you're taught in the CHL class: "To avoid confrontations"?
So why start one over such a petty area? So you're right... you're not carrying so why show... SO?
The LEO when he goes back to his vehicle and types in your DL and it pops up CHL and he comes back and ask's you where your weapon is. He might just have suspicion that you are hiding something from him... and we're supposed to be the good guys and we're hiding something from him ... maybe! It just puts the encounter off on the wrong foot.
TXI, as a former LEO, would you not rather have someone be totally honest to you to begin with? Being honest and open--to a LEO--is the only way to be in my humble opinion. It's called cooperation.
Texas DPS page on proper conduct during traffic stops. wrote: this is at: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administra ... l/stop.htm
Traveling on Texas Roadways with Concealed Handguns
Traffic stop policies vary among law enforcement agencies. Your local police department or sheriff's office can tell you what to expect if stopped while carrying a handgun within their jurisdictions.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers will ask you:
Whether you are licensed to carry a concealed handgun
Whether you have the gun with you
Where the gun is located
A trooper may disarm a licensee anytime he or she feels that safety is at risk. The trooper will return the gun at the end of the traffic stop when the threat to safety has passed.
When stopped by a law enforcement officer, DPS recommends that you:
Keep your hands in plain sight
Cooperate fully with the police officer
If you have a gun with you, tell the officer as soon as possible
Don't make any quick movements, especially toward the weapon
At night, turn on your vehicle's dome light