How to handle Border Patrol checkpoint?

[txinvestigator]

do you have your cgl?

To whom is that addressed? And what is a CGL? Do you mean CHL?

 

[Texas42]

To whom is that addressed? And what is a CGL? Do you mean CHL?

I beleive it is called getting your number of posts above 25.

 

[cuate]

C'mon guys, Investigator is very up on Texas Law, valuable info for all of us. If in some way we step on his toes, he steps back.....on the stepper's....

Fussin' ain't fun, guns are....

 

[bikerbill]

Maybe I'm confused ... I haven't been down near the border in a while, so ... where do you run into Border Patrol agents under these circumstances if you're not crossing the border? Is there a checkpoint INSIDE the US that they are staffing? How does that work?

 

[SC-Texas]

More cop bashing based on personal opinion, and not on topic.

Aaaah the opinion nazi squashing the ideas of those he does not agree with.

Its his opinion and he is welcome to it as are you.

 

[Texas42]

Maybe I'm confused ... I haven't been down near the border in a while, so ... where do you run into Border Patrol agents under these circumstances if you're not crossing the border? Is there a checkpoint INSIDE the US that they are staffing? How does that work?

yeah, usually very close to the border. I go by one when i go to my friend's land in Brackeville to hunt From San Antonio.

Basically there is Border patrol. Everyone stops and the officer askes if you are a US citizen. There is a dog there sometimes (drug dog?).

I just say "yes sir." Never had a problem.

 

[TxEMTP69]

The only time a stop at a checkpoint lasted longer than "are you a US citizen" for me was when I was asleep in the passenger seat with a pillow over my head and had to be woke up to verify, after figuring out where I was, answered the question and went back to sleep as we drove off

 

[DCortez]

Wonder why they ask me a trick question, Where are you from, instead of the standard, Are you a US citizen...

 

[txinvestigator]

Aaaah the opinion nazi squashing the ideas of those he does not agree with.

Its his opinion and he is welcome to it as are you.

His opinion has nothing to do with this thread, it is off topic and makes HIM look stupid rather than the police. That is MY opinion. Doesn't help you to defend him either, slick.

 

[Texas1911]

Wonder why they ask me a trick question, Where are you from, instead of the standard, Are you a US citizen...

Profiling.

Tell him Iran.

 

[Texas1911]

His opinion has nothing to do with this thread, it is off topic ...

So is talking about it ... so let's just let it be.

 

[DCortez]

Profiling.

Tell him Iran.

Hahaha


Uh, officer, I'm from Houston Texas and in a hurry, these drugs aren't going to smuggle themselves.

 

[DoubleActionCHL]

Wonder why they ask me a trick question, Where are you from, instead of the standard, Are you a US citizen...

I used to pass through the checkpoint near Harlingen frequently, and was never given any trouble. Sometimes they would ask for my license, sometimes they'd ask where I'm coming from, but usually they'd say, "Good afternoon, sir. How are you, today?"

I'd say, "Fine, thanks."

They'd say, "Sorry for the inconvenience. Have a nice day," and wave me through.

 

[DCortez]

and was never given any trouble.

Same. I couldn't care any less about being asked where I'm from, poking fun if anything. My dealings with these guys was always very fast. Besides, I figure if they were serious about it, the border would have been sealed long ago.


The guys at the border crossings are a different matter. I've had good, bad, and clueless.

 

[Renegade]

if youre traveling its legal to carry in your vehicle as long as the weapon is stowed and out of sight and that is per the lady at the DPS hub in Austin.

If you are "traveling" there is no legal requirement how you carry it as long as it is not intended to alarm.

 

[DoubleActionCHL]

If you are "traveling" there is no legal requirement how you carry it as long as it is not intended to alarm.

For the 64,478th time, there is no such concept as "traveling" any longer. The MPA (TPC Section 46.02) explains the requirements for unlicensed carry. "Traveling" is not a factor. And it DOES matter how you carry.

 

[Renegade]

For the 64,478th time, there is no such concept as "traveling" any longer. The MPA (TPC Section 46.02) explains the requirements for unlicensed carry. "Traveling" is not a factor. And it DOES matter how you carry.

Wrong.

The 46.15 N/A law is still on the books, and all of the 150 years of Case Law is still valid.

The MPA did not delete anything, only added.

 

[DoubleActionCHL]

Wrong.

The 46.15 N/A law is still on the books, and all of the 150 years of Case Law is still valid.

The MPA did not delete anything, only added.

"Traveling" was never defined under 46.15. Changes to TPC Section 46.02 effectively nullify the traveling exception by specifically outlining the requirements for unlicensed carry.

 

[Renegade]

Changes to TPC Section 46.02 effectively nullify the traveling exception by specifically outlining the requirements for unlicensed carry.

You are completely wrong. All Case Law still stands, as does the 46.15 N/A.

 

[Texas42]

Hahaha


Uh, officer, I'm from Houston Texas and in a hurry, these drugs aren't going to smuggle themselves.

LOL