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by fickman
Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:15 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Have/Would you ever use your CHL as a genearl purpose ID?
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Re: Have/Would you ever use your CHL as a genearl purpose ID?

BigBlueDodge wrote:Go to any gun show, and it is VERY easy to get the CHL crowd to show themselves.
That doesn't happen at the High Caliber Gun and Knife Show in Fort Worth. . . they 30.06 the crap out of Will Rogers when it's going on and have two police officers clearing all guns before they enter. Ironically, the last time I was there it was a dealer who fired a round.

My DL picture is about ten years old and looks nothing like me. I'm probably 100 lbs. heavier now, have a beard, wear glasses, and don't buzz my head. . . so I've had a few people inspect the DL and ask for another form of ID. I usually chuckle, say something about what 10 years can do to you, and show the CHL. Only had a couple of people comment on it - usually something funny like, "I will now carefully place your merchandise into the sack and avoid making you upset for any reason." A couple have asked me how to go about getting theirs.

Of course, I'll never tell them if I'm carrying or not, but I don't think it's a negative if more people become comfortable with the thought of responsible, regular-looking citizens walking around with CHLs. . . it makes us seem like less of a fringe group of people and more like a mainstream what's-the-big-deal crowd.

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