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frankie_the_yankee wrote: Then there's also the fact that there is info that might be avaliable from NICS such as data from other states, mental data, etc. that won't show up on a TX criminal history check.

Frankie, FYI, both the Texas and National databases are automatically checked when a CCH check is completed, and RAP sheets on criminal history checks DO show the full disposition of the criminal case. As a dispatcher I have no problem running a history for an officer and have yet to hear other officers complain about this.

With respect to the OP that's the last that I will be posting in regard to off-topic data. (SHould you need any further clarification Frankie, feel free to PM me.)

I'm all for open carry, but I don't see it coming anytime soon. I'd settle for just getting everyone that I know to a CHL class, at the very least I'd know my loved ones are taking the steps to protect themselves.

-Jeff

frankie_the_yankee wrote:

Liko81 wrote: Horse hockey. Any convicted criminal is in the system as such, at the very least for the state in which he was convicted. Where do you think NICS comes from? If you have a rap sheet, they'll know about it, especially if you're on parole but even if not.

When a cop runs your license, he is not running a NICS check. If you don't have any open wants or warrants, the cop won't know anything about your priors.

Frankie, there is nothing to stop an officer from requesting your CCH while he was you detained. Most (if not all) agencies with MDTs have access to additional databases with prior history information.

Liko81 wrote: They do still have to assume legality, but if a criminal who is OCing is detained by an LEO for articulable reason, the first thing that happens is that the LEO asks for ID, and calls it in asking for the subject's arrest record. If there is a single black mark on the subject's record they can sort it out at the station.

frankie_the_yankee wrote:Not true. What they call in for is the status of your license and registration, and any open wants or warrants. If you have a CHL, that comes up too. Prior convictions do not come up.

Don't assume that all an officer will confirm is the status of your license and registration. There are many more tools available to an officer for informational purposes than just TLETS/NLETS.