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gigag04 wrote:Kevin - what do you do?

I'm a CO for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Kevin

USMC-COL wrote:I understand one must display the CHL (if carrying) when asked for ID by a peace officer in TX. My dumb question is: must the peace officer be within his/her jurisdiction if not a DPS trooper, Ranger, or other state-wide peace officer? I know there are circumstances when a peace officer may legally act out of his or her jurisdiction (felony in progress, etc), but I was wondering in general about the CHL requirement.

I invite correction if I'm mistaken, but I believe that in Texas, a Peace Officer is a Peace Officer is a Peace Officer. The state of Texas is their jurisdiction. I know that Arkansas is the same way.

How about a federal officer such as at a border checkpoint?

They're not peace officers or magistrates. I'm a federal law enforcement officer, but I'm not a peace officer so far as the state of Texas is concerned. Since my job is not one of the "special agent" jobs that is recognized by the state, I was just an ordinary citizen until LEOSA passed. Thanks to that law, I now fewer carry restrictions than a CHL. (By the way, I didn't support that law, and I don't favor creating special classes in the eyes of the law. But since it passed, I do breathe a little easier at times.)

Kevin