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seamusTX wrote:In my opinion (IANAL, etc.), that policy was written by someone who did not understand the law or did not care to get it right.

PC 46.02 contains all the elements of the offense of unlawfully carrying a weapon, and acting as a police volunteer is not among them.

Furthermore, PC 46.02 does not apply to long guns, pepper spray, Tasers, and a range of other things that can be used as weapons.

IANAL, but this seems to be a cogent observaton by seamusTX.

Despite their officious confidence, police officials do not make law. I would ask for a specific cite of the actual law that legally disarms a "citizen on patrol."

(Oh, and that spiffy magnetic sign you get for your car? Isn't that sort of like painting a bullseye on your chest?)

A few thoughts, in no particular order . . .

1. You need to determine whether the "no guns" rule is a matter of policy or a matter of law. Violating policy may get you removed from the program, violating law may get you prosecuted.

2. Vehicle carry doesn't require a CHL.

3. Having a CHL and completing "Citizens Police Academy" or a brief training sesson does not repeat not make you a cop, even if you're given a spiffy magnetic sign for your car.

4. If you are disarmed while participating in the program, you are NOT a watchful set of eyes helping law enforcement, you are the equivalent of a canary in a coal mine. (Think about it . . . )