Anyhow he came back with my warning and paperwork. Now he did mention why they were running CHL holder's weapons. He stated that they ran one every once in a while and it would come up as stolen. He said they had one last month that did so and the guy had bought it brand new from Carter's Country. Apparently a lot, as in a storage lot, had been broken into and "most" of the guns had been stolen but not all. Carter's Country just sent the loading manifest and the PD that handled the case marked everything on the manifest as stolen. So this guy had one of the guns that wasn't stolen but was mistakenly marked as such.
He asked if my wife had ammunition in the car (she didn't) and placed my pistol on the driver's seat. We then parted ways.
Overall the Trooper was extremely professional and courteous (I've never been treated any other way by DPS though). I think he realized I honestly didn't realize the speed limit dropped and cut me a break. I even told him flat out I must not have been paying attention. I think the stop went very well and I have to tell you I really don't care that he disarmed me. I wouldn't rate it as even a minor inconvenience and none of my guns are stolen. I know some will say a "right not exercised is soon lost" etc but I think picking your battles, not only which ones but when to fight them. I wasn't going to question this guy on the side of the road and no way in heck am I going to not put up my hands right after a peace officer tells me to do so.
On a side note we stopped at McKenzie's for lunch in Huntsville. I highly recommend it!
Oh one more thing. When we got home that afternoon the wife's brand new license was waiting in the mailbox for us. I wonder what I would have said had she been carrying when he asked "Does she have any ammunition in the vehicle?"