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LEO (state trooper) was very professional and did not give me any trouble regarding my CHL. He let me know that he was not at all bothered by my having a gun. He seemed to encourage drivers, especially female, traveling with a gun.
I was carrying two guns-- one in my purse and one on my body. He did not even ask about them.

Sounds like a positive encounter. Since the subject was "my wreck" and you didn't mention what happened I am assuming that it was minor and everyone is OK, correct?

2 good things happened for you today.

Glad the encounter went well. Sorry you had the encounter at all.

Hope everyone is okay & you have no delayed injuries.

When I had my wreck last year, and I am reticent to call it an "accident" the responding officer almost laughed when I told him I was CHL. He said I was shaking so badly I could hardly be a threat.

What he didn't know was that I shake all the time due to a condition, related to Parkinsons, called Essential Tremor.

OTOH I was coughing so hard from the air bag smoke that I couldn't have been a threat anyway.

State troopers seem to be a very practical bunch. The way they all act the same leads me to believe they have covered our fears pretty well in training.

This guy was very nice. He said he's retiring in a month.

I rode in the DPS truck with him to a location up the road where the tow trucks hauled the vehicles. We talked a bit about the sad state of our judicial system that lets some of these people out in a few years for violent crime, while others stay locked up for long periods for minor offenses.

He didn't seem the least bit uncomfortable with my armed status. I imagine he's learned to tell the difference between a criminal and a law abiding citizen in his many years in law enforcement. I pray God keeps him safe for the remainder of his time with DPS and that he enjoys life post-retirement. I was very shaken after the accident, and he handled everything with class and professionalism.

Venus Pax wrote:This guy was very nice. He said he's retiring in a month.

I rode in the DPS truck with him to a location up the road where the tow trucks hauled the vehicles. We talked a bit about the sad state of our judicial system that lets some of these people out in a few years for violent crime, while others stay locked up for long periods for minor offenses.

He didn't seem the least bit uncomfortable with my armed status. I imagine he's learned to tell the difference between a criminal and a law abiding citizen in his many years in law enforcement. I pray God keeps him safe for the remainder of his time with DPS and that he enjoys life post-retirement. I was very shaken after the accident, and he handled everything with class and professionalism.

Me too!