A friend of mine recently had an experience with the Montgomery County Constable's Office regarding getting fingerprinted for his AZ CHL that left him concerned.
It took a lot longer than expected for him to get his fingerprints taken and he was subjected to some, what I feel unnecessary, questioning. He received this written response from the deputy later. The Deputy insinuated that any stop he made with a person carrying this license would probably take a while to sort out, and he did not feel he would recognize it. Obviously the Deputy did his homework and studied the issue to become better informed as to the legal position of the issue following my friends departure from his office.
He is especially concerned about the statements:
Fortunately I was able to direct his attention to the following on the second page,
I let him know that it is my personal opinion that the officer does not like the current situation, and there is nothing legally he can do about it, and that the AZ CHL is good to go in Texas for the majority of instances. (Don't want this discussion to be about those differences, LOL)
However I feel that I may be wrong.
Here is a copy of the scanned document, sorry for the quality, it was faxed to me, then I scanned it into my system.
I am interested in the opinions of those on this board, especially those in law enforcement (hint, hint.... txinvestigator) and ordinary citizens as how you would respond to this.
It took a lot longer than expected for him to get his fingerprints taken and he was subjected to some, what I feel unnecessary, questioning. He received this written response from the deputy later. The Deputy insinuated that any stop he made with a person carrying this license would probably take a while to sort out, and he did not feel he would recognize it. Obviously the Deputy did his homework and studied the issue to become better informed as to the legal position of the issue following my friends departure from his office.
He is especially concerned about the statements:
"I reviewcd the Texas laws concerning the reciprocity law with Arizona and discovered that Texans with Arizona Handgun Licenses would be in violation of unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon."
It was confirmed that a Texan carrying a concealed weapon with a Concealed Handgun License out of Arizona would in fact be in violation of unlawfull carrying of a concealed weapon in the state of Texas.
Fortunately I was able to direct his attention to the following on the second page,
[FONT=&]Texas residents will now be able to circumvent the Eligibility requirements (10, 11, 12, and 13) set forth by:............[/FONT]
[FONT=&]I feel this has created the need for new laws to be outlined, or clearly defined in this matter to close any loop holes or circumvention[/FONT].
I let him know that it is my personal opinion that the officer does not like the current situation, and there is nothing legally he can do about it, and that the AZ CHL is good to go in Texas for the majority of instances. (Don't want this discussion to be about those differences, LOL)
However I feel that I may be wrong.
Here is a copy of the scanned document, sorry for the quality, it was faxed to me, then I scanned it into my system.
I am interested in the opinions of those on this board, especially those in law enforcement (hint, hint.... txinvestigator) and ordinary citizens as how you would respond to this.