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- Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:34 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Age old debate: LTC Badges
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Re: Age old debate: LTC Badges
Thanks Keith.
- Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Age old debate: LTC Badges
- Replies: 75
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Re: Age old debate: LTC Badges
I am in agreement with you 100%. I sure don’t know what the law is exactly. I have though often wondered about those who buy shirts and hats that say, “Police, Sheriff, DEA, FBI, etc...” on them. I have seen them for sale one time in a connivence store in Gunbarrel City. My curiosity is why? Back in my LE days on my days off I never wore anything the would point ”Police.” When I went into Narcotics I never resembled the Police ever again.allisji wrote:
There are many other reasons why LTCers don't want a badge.
It seems that those who want a badge have settled on Open Carry as the reason why it would be a good idea. Ultimately the argument is that a badge would put the sheeple at ease when they see an openly carried handgun. Why? Because they correlate a badge to the Police.
I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure the badge argument has been around long before Open Carry was legal in Texas. I can only assume that the argument for a badge before Open Carry was legal is effectively the same argument for why Open Carry is effective. In lieu of an openly carried handgun, a badge would indicate that the bearer of the badge is carrying a concealed handgun, thus not an easy target and an effective crime deterrent.
I don't know the laws or court rulings regarding impersonating an LEO, but I would not want to be mistaken for an LEO in an emergency situation. I can think of other ways to indicate my status as an armed citizen if I were so inclined, such as wearing NRA apparel. Though at this point in time I choose to carry concealed and to not indicate my armed status
- Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:53 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Age old debate: LTC Badges
- Replies: 75
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Re: Age old debate: LTC Badges
I don’t know if this is still law, but if I remember correctly around the mid 80’s or so I thought it was illegal for Security Companies to use the State Seal in their badges? Maybe someone might have more information or is that true now?Pariah3j wrote:OP is talking about something like this:
