With regards to whether or not to show your CHL license, my CHL instructor explained it very simply. He was a former LEO so his perspective may have been one sided but it made perfect sense to me.
If you are stopped and only give the LEO your DL he/she is going to run a check and discover you are a CHL holder regardless of whether you tell them. This is simply part of the procedure so why hide it? It would be much easier for everyone involved to know the score up front so there is no ambiguity.
Most (but certainly not all) LEOs understand that your CHL means you've been through a thorough background check and are probably not out making trouble. In other words, they can relax a bit with you. Doing them the courtesy of full disclosure reinforces this position.
On the other hand, hiding your CHL from them would make them wonder why you are doing so. This cancels out the above and reintroduces suspicion into the situation. How can that possibly benefit you or the LEO?
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I've got to admit I'm not up on HB410 (I'll read up on it) but my understanding is that if you are caught carrying in public but have no plastic on your person, you are going to take a little trip downtown. Hopefully others will either confirm or dispute this.
I've got to admit I'm not up on HB410 (I'll read up on it) but my understanding is that if you are caught carrying in public but have no plastic on your person, you are going to take a little trip downtown. Hopefully others will either confirm or dispute this.