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srothstein wrote:And the answer to your question is that there is no requirement for police to even have a badge, let alone display it while carrying a weapon. PC.46.02 just does not apply to police officers, so there is no law about them carrying, openly or concealed, on or off duty.

I would bet they were in town for the funeral today. One report I heard said over 1000 people (not officers, but citizens) attended Sheriff Bridges funeral. I know some of our San Marcos agents did attend.

Thank you Steve for the definitive answer. I would have suspected that they were probably following the rules, but I do find it a bit odd that a LEO doesn't have to display a badge when carrying to distinguish them from a "man with a gun".

iratollah wrote:Two ways you could have found out if they were police. You could have called 911 about two guys with guns in a fast food restaurant. Or you could have walked up to them and asked which one was the husband.

I'll have to remember that one for next time.

I considered asking one of them about what the law says about them displaying ID when carrying, but realized I would come across like a jerk if I called them out on breaking the rules.

Today when I was out at lunch at the Wendy's in San Marcos, two plain clothes LEO's came in that were open carrying and dressed business casual. My co-worker and I both eyed these guys for ID's or badges and we did not see any. Do plain clothes LEO's have to display a badge when carrying open?

With the absence of the badge, I'm really just assuming these guys were LEO's. They could just be two guys with the guts to open carry and no one would say anything about it (though I know that's highly unlikely). When they left, they drove off in an unmarked car.