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do a lot of people pay for their tickets opposed to doing defensive driving, deferred adjudication, or hiring a lawyer to take care of it? i will most likely choose defensive driving to take care of this one.

my first traffic stop since getting my chl in january of 2009 (unless you count getting my utah cfp in dec 2008). i was going 82 in a 65 on my way to dallas. i was pulled over by a state trooper in willis. the lady officer told me to get out of the car and come between my car and her car. first thing i did was give her my chl then my dl. she asked if the gun was in my pocket i said no its on my side and i turned my side to face her. she lifted up my shirt and took the gun and holster out and said shes going to take it back to her car.

after reading everyones stories of being disarmed on a traffic stop i assumed she was going to unload my firearm and return it to me with the slide locked back. from her car she told me she was putting it in my backseat. she said she was going to run my dl for warrants etc. she came back with a ticket for me and told me i can put my gun back on before i leave instead of doing it sitting in the car. she said she appreciated my cooperation with letting her know i had a chl.

i was kind of excited for getting to show my chl for the first time to a leo but im sad now that i have a ticket to take care of.