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texchef wrote:Week before last I was pulled over for speeding while on vacation. I was on a state highway outside of Port Lavaca, TX, and was pulled over by a state trooper for speeding (66mph in a 60mph posted area). I was not carrying a firearm since my family and I were returning from a location that does not allow concealed carry and I had made the decision to leave my handgun secured at our rented residence. Once pulled over I was asked for my license and I complied but did not present my CHL, assuming since I wasn't carrying a firearm I needn't present. The trooper returned and asked me if I had a CHL, I replied yes, and he proceeded to enlighten me to the fact that my CHL was subject to revocation since I didn't present it with my DL, and that I was "one lucky fool" because he was going to let me go with a warning for the traffic violation and a warning for the CHL violation, but if he had the inclination my day could have been a very costly one. Am I a CHL idiot or am I in fact required to present if not carrying at all? My dad and I both took our CHL class a year ago at the same place, and he and I both were under the impression that if we were unarmed, with no firearm at any location within the vehicle, we weren't required to present our CHL. Was I mistaught the law or did I mislearn?