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stevie_d_64 wrote: I am asking the originator what they thought they would do if they didn't see any Law Enforcement credentials as they walked by them???

Its an open ended question that I believe it is fair to ask, and not meant to be argumentative to the point of disrespect of their point of view...Its a challenge I would fully expect to have asked of me if I posted this situation...

Tim's ok in my book, for what thats worth...

I am just not a big cheerleader of "prepatory" movement in a state that stresses the concealment portion of our ability to carry in public...

Ahh, sorry my answer then. I guess I took it a little differently because I am a fan of preparation. Obviously, I was taught things differently, but it just does not seem reasonable to me to see something that appears dangerous about to happen and not take the appropriate preparatory actions.

So this is a good discussion for the group. I will post this part of this in a new thread.

Stevie,

I assumed he meant he was preparing for things to go bad until he could see who it was. Not an unreasonable response, but I would assume if I saw someone carrying in a holster, that he was good to go. It may sound funny, but I have never seen a BG use a holster. They all seem to go for waistband or pocket carry.


Tim,

TABC officers are all peace officers, as has been pointed out. As such, there are almost no laws on how they carry.

We do not have uniformed officers, so all of our agents are in plainclothes. They almost all carry on their waist in somewhat plain view. Most of the time, we wear a jacket and tie when doing inspections, but not always. The area captain has the authority to relax the dress code rule for the weather/location/activity. For example, when we work spring break, the officers almost all just wear polo shirts or sport shirts with slacks, no tie or jacket.

It is not unusual to see our officers open carry in plain clothes or somewhat concealed with a tie and jacket on.

Hope that helps explain it a little bit. If not, ask and I will try to answer better.