I think my CHL got me out of a ticket

[Adionik]

Well, I was driving to work and I apparently did not use a blinker when changing lanes (despite the fact that there were no cars within 200 meters of me) and I got pulled over. I handed him my CHL and my DL...and he went back to the car while his partner stayed at my other window. He disarmed me and when they both came back I got just a warning while he threw the Ruger LCP in the trunk. I'm fairly convinced that it got me out of the ticket...

So I guess the $140 fee paid itself off haha

 

[Texas42]

He put your gun in your trunk?

 

[txinvestigator]

What agency?

 

[jake75]

In the trunk? Could he have not given it back to you unloaded seeing that it was your carry gun?

 

[BT1911]

What do you mean he "disarmed" you? Then the jackass "threw" your gun in the trunk?

 

[San Antone RR]

Damn, I would have been mad as hell if I were disarmed. Did he pull you from the car? Did he really throw the pistol in the trunk? We all know most modern pistolas aren't going to go BANG when dropped, but that is still a risk.

You handled it a WHOLE LOT BETTER than I would have. I would have been on the phone with his shift supervisor.

 

[txinvestigator]

Damn, I would have been mad as hell if I were disarmed. Did he pull you from the car? Did he really throw the pistol in the trunk? We all know most modern pistolas aren't going to go BANG when dropped, but that is still a risk.

You handled it a WHOLE LOT BETTER than I would have. I would have been on the phone with his shift supervisor.

For what? He is allowed, under Texas law, to disarm you.

 

[txinvestigator]

What do you mean he "disarmed" you? Then the jackass "threw" your gun in the trunk?

Before you go calling people you don't even know names based on a not informative one-sided account of what happened, perhaps you should learn some facts.

 

[Texan2]

For what? He is allowed, under Texas law, to disarm you.

You beat me to it....why would someone be upset that they were disarmed by an LEO during a traffic stop? Perfectly legal.

 

[pheet17]

The disarming should be no big deal, as stated its legal. My question is about putting the gun in the trunk, what's that about???

 

[SPCHardin]

I would not mind being disarmed by a LEO. If i was in his shoes I would want to feel secure. Even though I know I am no danger to the officer, he does not.

 

[Adionik]

Yes, I was disarmed. He asked me to step out of the car and put my hands on the roof and asked which pocket I had my firearm in...he retrieved it and then took it back to the squad car. When they both came back he told me to pop the trunk, I told him my trunk pop didn't work so he took my keys and put my Ruger LCP back in the trunk. I didn't care too much because I got out of a ticket.

But what REALLY makes no sense to me is why they would take it away and put it in the trunk after I got out of a ticket. I mean if they let me go for free that means i'm HAPPY...as in...no reason to shoot someone. But I don't really care, took all of 5 seconds to get the gun back in my pocket.


A few months ago I was given the same citation (I Guess I have a blinker problem, although i'm convinced that the previous cops lied because I saw them following me and I was 100% on guard) and I got a ticket. Oh well, the woes of driving a loud ass srt-4...but i'm thinking the chl saved me this time.

 

[Texan2]

From your account, that isnt typical treatment for CHL holders, but it is legal. What department was it?

 

[Adionik]

The vehicle said Bexar County Constable...it was a black charger with red flames.

 

[matefrio]

What bothers me is the search of the trunk. :-( If I didn't want it put there I guess I'd suggest the top of my car furthest away from me?


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[Texan2]

...it was a black charger with red flames.

That should explain alot of this.

 

[matefrio]

That should explain alot of this.

The law is color blind and can't racially profile but you drive the wrong car......expect to get pulled over.

 

[Wolfwood]

The vehicle said Bexar County Constable...it was a black charger with red flames.

wait...

the constable was in the charger with the paint job?

 

[Farmboy Marine]

Why get upset? They drive off, you pull into McDonald's, put the gun back in your pants, then off to work you go!

I might be upset if he actually "threw" my firearm, but I think you meant it more as a figure of speech.

 

[Clockwork]

It had flames on it?

Oh lawdy.