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tarkus wrote:This is one of the reasons I probably won't renew my CHL. I can carry at home and at work and at the deer lease and when I'm driving without a CHL. I don't see any reason to jump through hoops and pay $70 so I can get hassled during a traffic stop.

One thing you might want to consider is that there will be a lot of pressure in the next legislative sessions on the car carry laws. I don't believe its likely, but its certainly posible that the the legilature could renege on the the deal they made in 2007. It is taking some folks 6 months or longer to get their CHL processed

Elvis wrote: No the numbers say the Officer is much more likely to be shot by a gun. After the fact the investigation will find out if the person had a CHL or not. The Point Is, everyone we come into contact with that is armed should be treated as a threat to our safety until the Officer is satisfied that you are not a threat.

Elvis, just playing the devils advocate here. I travel out of state a lot, and will present my CHL and my carry status unless something seems wrong at the encounter.

The dirty little secret is that not every LEO is a good guy, There are bad guys in the ranks and we read about them almost everyday in the news. The state of Texas permits CHL holders to carry discretly because we can be trusted. An LEO is under less threat from us than any other group of citizens. Statistically we are in more danger of the LEO accidently shooting us than the CHL is of shooting the LEO. The LEO is under no more danger from us CHLs than the store clerks or any of a hundred people we may come in contact with. In fact the store clerk is more likely to shot by a client than most LEO's of getting shot in their career.

All this being said I still think its a good idea to let an LEO know what our carry status is except in unusual situations.