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Ruark wrote:Even the above mini-drama would be excessive for me in most cases. First of all, it's CLEARLY obvious what the LEO is up to. He didn't just pick you at random to chat about the weather. I'm TRYING to just enjoy a relaxing stroll down the sidewalk going shopping with my wife on a nice, sunny afternoon.

If the Dutton amendment doesn't stick, what's also entirely possible is something like the following:

911 caller: "PLEASE send somebody out here, there's an idiot walking around with a GUN! What is he doing? He's walking sort of funny, real slow, like he's looking for somebody! He caught me watching him and stared at me like he was going to shoot me! Please get somebody out here! He's scaring everybody to death! Please, hurry!"

LEO pulls up in cruiser, lights flashing. Two LEOs get out and approach you. "We got a complaint about somebody scaring people with a gun out here. First, though, for your and my protection, I'm taking your firearm while we investigate." (takes your guns, removes the clip, hands it to his partner, who takes it to the cruiser)

"Stand over here in front of my car. I need to see your CHL and your ID." (you hand them to him) "OK, stand right there for a minute." (he gets in his cruiser and runs your ID for verification, checks for outstanding warrants, and scribbling on a tablet)

A second cruiser drives up, lights flashing. Two more LEO's get out and stand nearby, hands on their weapons. By now, a crowd of 30-40 people has gathered nearby and across the street.

After several minutes, the LEO returns with your IDs, and starts asking you questions about why you're carrying it, where you work, what you're doing today, etc. Eventually you decline to answer and ask if you're being detained, and if you're free to go, etc. A third cruiser pulls up, lights flashing, and two more LEOs get out and stand nearby. The crowd has grown to about 50 people now. The LEO grudgingly states that you're free to go, and waves to his partner to return your firearm. The partner walks up and dumps the gun, the empty magazine, and a handful of bullets into your hands.

By now, everybody is crossing the street to avoid you, your wife is horribly embarrassed, and the nearby store owners aren't about to allow you in. Oh well, what the heck, your nice afternoon has been ruined, anyway.

anygunanywhere wrote:

nightmare69 wrote:As a LEO, I'm not looking forward to the influx of calls of someone OC a firearm. Unfortunately, we have to go and check out all calls no matter how silly. Hopefully it won't last long as I would rather spend my time answering legit calls.

Just have the dispatchers tell the caller that openly carried handguns are legal in Texas. Problem solved.