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gigag04 wrote:As of September fed's are now peace officers in Texas.

...so they can legally disarm a CHL during an interview...can they enforce Texas laws and local city ordinances? I'd like to read that, too...

...a car parked on property...I agree...but when an arrest is made on the street(i.e. traffic stop), the car can legally be towed and impounded...and often MUST be to protect it...and upon impoundment, it's been found legal to INVENTORY the contents...and contraband found incidental to the inventory is admissable in court...been that way since days of yore...

Oldgringo wrote:

gigag04 wrote:

steveincowtown wrote:

smtimelevi wrote: Other than wasting my time not too bad.

and completely violating your 4th Amendment rights.

Shame this is going on but glad to hear they were at least polite; I am sure the Nazi's were at first as well.

This is rediculous. Read up on search and siezure case law before comparing BP agents that get shot at from Mexican cartels to Nazis. This comparison is uneducated, baseless, and unnecessary. I'd go on to explain why the search was legal, but I don't think it would matter much.

and also have to marvel at the bow wave of constitutional experts on this forum of late.

...they write it down...some don't bother to read it...GIGO...

smtimelevi wrote:

speedsix wrote:...only things I find to question about the encounter is 1) did they really ask you if you had any illegals in your vehicle and 2) I see no need for them to handle/clear your handgun and leave it unloaded...unless they ran the serial number...I'm not comfortable around cops handling weapons they haven't been trained on...seen too many mess up doing it...but they do have the right...

Yes they did but it seemed more like automated speech. Just once when i rolled up to the first agent. It was obvious there wasnt in my vehicle but they didn't repeatedly ask about it like they did about marijuana. One bp agent said " You know weed is illegal here in Texas. It's not like California where you can get a RX. You cant bring that stuff into Texas. Do you smoke it? "

...the guy seems fixated on MJ...or you need to change cologne

...only things I find to question about the encounter is 1) did they really ask you if you had any illegals in your vehicle and 2) I see no need for them to handle/clear your handgun and leave it unloaded...unless they ran the serial number...I'm not comfortable around cops handling weapons they haven't been trained on...seen too many mess up doing it...but they do have the right...