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I agree with the post saying it's common courtesy to show your CHL. I also think that respect goes both ways, treat people with respect in order to gain respect.

The point I've tried to drive home here is this LEO said it was required by law that he notify him of CHL status even if not carrying and that the instructor was wrong and should be told so.

Sorry for the missing "r"s in the post. I guess my arthritis was pretty bad that day.

I always have a gun in my car so I wouldn't have the problem my friend had. :)

Anyway what got my attention was the remark the LEO made "It's the law that you inform me of your CHL status even when not carrying" . He also told my friend that his instructor had given him the wrong information and that he should call him an inform him.

A couple of months ago a friend who has a CHL called to warn me of a DPS office in our area that had scolded him for not informing him he had a CHL permit when he was stopped of a speeding violation. The fiend said that he was stopped because he was going over the speed limit, he was not carrying so he didn't let the office know of his CHL status. The office checked his driver's license and came back very upset about not being told about the CHL. My fiend informed the officer that he was not carrying and that he was told by his instructor that he did not have to announce if he was not carrying. The office told my friend that the instructor was wrong and that he was required by law to let him know that he had a CHL any time he was stopped.

I was also told and have read that if I don't have a gun with me I don't have to let the office know that I have a CHL. Have I been misinformed?