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"for a while I was incharge of the stations seniors on patrol. They wore a uniform, (different color shirt) with patches and a cloth badge, drove a white marked car that said seniors on patrol,"
They should more accurately be called Seniors Always Patrolling, or SAP's.

texanjoker wrote:

sanfordreed wrote:Only the Texas Penal Code regulates where and how weapons can be carried. Many cities and municipalities are passing out "rules" requesting volunteers with a CHL not carry. This would seem to be increasing the cities liability rather than limiting it, as they would hope.

I disagree. If one signs up to voluntarily be a citizen on patrol, they have to abide by their rules or don't do it. Many areas allow the COP drive a dept. vehicle. If one wants to drive the dept vehicle and carry a gun, nothing is preventing them from attending the academy and becoming a non paid officer aka reserve.

You make a good point about a volunteer who drives a city police car. I am not familiar with COP programs that issue uniforms and let you have a radio and police car. In that case, I could see maybe agreeing to not carrying if they requested it. I was more looking for feedback for simply volunteers out late at night in their own car, trying to help out in the neighborhood, and being asked by the local police officer to not carry a weapon, even if you have a CHL.

Only the Texas Penal Code regulates where and how weapons can be carried. Many cities and municipalities are passing out "rules" requesting volunteers with a CHL not carry. This would seem to be increasing the cities liability rather than limiting it, as they would hope.