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This weekend I witnessed an accident in Austin and stuck around to make sure the police got an unbiased account of events. While I waited for the police to arrive, I debated whether I should immediately volunteer to the police that I was carrying, or only if they asked for ID. I chose to volunteer the info (after reflection on the Canton Ohio video), and told the officer I had a CHL and was carrying as soon as I got him alone. He looked at me like I was crazy for telling him, and ?jokingly? asked if I was planning on shooting anyone. A nervous laugh, a "No Sir", and an oral account of the accident and I was free to go.

I was already nervous, but his look of 'Why are you telling me this?' made me even more so. I guess I made the right choice. He asked for my info after a while, but never for ID. I did give him both IDs anyway, and he immediately handed back the CHL with another "Why did you give me this?" look. I suppose its better I volunteer it up front than he find out after we've been interacting for 20-30 minutes, but whole situation just felt uncomfortable.