The Annoyed Man wrote:I was recently involved in another discussion on a different gun board in which one member had asked specifically about ID requirements with regard to Texas CHLs. He received a number of replies - including from me - that CHL holders are required to produce TDL & CHL if asked by an officer. There was one lone holdout who castigated the rest of the members for being "sheeple" (I hate that word) for being too willing to show ID to an LEO. He claimed that he always challenged the LEO to state his reasons for wanting to see his ID, and if the reason wasn't good enough, he said he'd tell the officer that he had no cause to "see his papers" and then he walked away. Sovereign citizen, and all that...
I suggested the guy had a chip on his shoulder, which he denied.
You know - that whole 'sheeple' and 'what don't you understand about 2A' kinda gets me also on occasion. LEO (whether trooper, county, constable, game warden (even non-LEO park rangers)) are not (IMHO) setting out to just hassle people by demanding identification. I would think that most 'law-abiding' citizens, especially those with concealed carry license/permits, would actually be the first to provide whatever is being asked (or without being asked). We actually should all be on the same side. Acting like a thug and claiming the LEO doesn't have any 'right' to ask for ID is not going to bode well for future encounters with LEOs.