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Target1911 wrote:ummmmm.........correct me if I wrong here, but wouldn't that be an unlawful arrest......possibly resulting in a law suit against BPD?
I spend a lot of time in Bedford and have spoken to many of the Bedford LEOs and they seem to be pretty much Pro CHL. I havnt heard any of them against it yet.

Well, Lt. Roberts interview on TV sounded pretty much anti-something.

Yes, I would expect it to be considered to be an unlawful arrest, it's just harking back to the original interview and his statement that the sign was a reasonable effort to comply with proper posting and that the arrest was based on that. I can imagine that the resulting arrest would lead to various complications, and the law suit would probably drag out for years.

txinvestigator wrote:Jim, in a reply email, the Bedford Chief of Police told me that the woman you reference was charged because she had been given written notice by her employer, not due to the signage. Of course, that does not change the fact that Lt. Roberts was wrong about the law in his interview with WFAA.

I will address that with the Chief too, and we'll see what he says/does.

Yes, it's Lt. Roberts' statement that I am referring to, and that statement has not been denied or corrected in your communication with the chief (that I know of anyway) so far. I hope it will prove to be different, but just the fact that that attitude exists within the command structure of ANY PD indicates to me that an arrest for ignoring an otherwise improper sign is a very real possibility.

This is one of the constant "fears" that I have and that we see in discussions here, what happens when the LE officials decide to enforce improper signage as "reasonable effort" and thus the need for better codification of the statute WRT signage.

This is also what will keep me from being a Taco C. customer until they remove the obnoxious signage, whether or not it is a "wink wink" placation of the Brady bunch.

The problem with that response is that the TC, if there is one, in Bedford, will still result in an arrest of an individual found to be carrying a concealed handgun by the Bedford Police who appear to be of the opinion that any sign is a good sign, whether it complies with the law or not. The same might apply in other jurisdictions.