seamusTX wrote:NO!This law does not mention "under the authority" or anything like that. IMO, you could be at home and it would still apply.GC §411.205. DISPLAYING LICENSE; PENALTY. (a) If a license holder is carrying a handgun on or about the license holder's person when a magistrate or a peace officer demands that the license holder display identification, the license holder shall display both the license holder's driver's license or identification certificate issued by the department and the license holder's handgun license.
Playing games at traffic stops is not on my to-do list. The police will find out you have a CHL if they run your driver license.
- Jim
First let me state that I have no issue with declaring CHL status. Even if I didn't have a CHL I would let him know that I had a firearm in the car. When I lived in LA I had to do this on several occasions without incident. I think it makes the LEO more comfortable and the last thing I want is a nervous LEO. They have a hard enough job as it is. But, just for arguments sake what is the legal defintion of "on or about the license holder's person"? Especially as it relates to having a weapon in the center console or similarly hidden.