Disarmed AND unloaded by Pearland PD

[rm9792]

I should get a silver '06 GT (with racing strips) and see what happens.

Maybe its the stripes......

[stevie_d_64]

05 Mustang GT, Silver with black racing stripes. I know its not unique, but less common than the sebring I drove for years. Never got stopped in that car.

I thought you had an Xterra??? No wait...You had a Chevy P/U...I think...

"had" might be a keyword here...

[rm9792]

You are thinking of my silver Dodge on 38" tires. I still have it, i met you when you bought the Walther. At 9mpg I cant afford to drive it, but its paid for so it sits in the driveway unless I need a truck for something.

[dukalmighty]

It is probably not only the vehicle but time of night you are out,during early morning hours you stand out more than at say 3 pm,when i was in law enforcement less road traffic meant traffic on the road got a longer look and usually during early morning more bad guys are out and about.you're license plate don't say "copkilla" or something like that does it

[rm9792]

No, thats pretty funny though, I would really get hassled then. I am always a big supporter of LEO, since a lot of my family is in LE and they have a dangerous job.

[stevie_d_64]

You are thinking of my silver Dodge on 38" tires. I still have it, i met you when you bought the Walther. At 9mpg I cant afford to drive it, but its paid for so it sits in the driveway unless I need a truck for something.

Thats right...I knew it was a big gas guzzler...

[kw5kw]

...If i had a front plate uglying up the front then they would find or fabricate something else. I hang around cops and have been since I was 10 and have yet to meet one who really cares about the front plates being gone. I have been told they actually like it missing because they have a good reason to stop someone they are suspicious about.

You honestly would not believe the drug busts that happen because of traffic stops initiated because of either:
1) no front license plate
2) Defective/no license plate lamp.

[E10]

You COULD carry an extra magazine. Just just pop it in, holster your piece, and drive away. Deal with the empty mag and loose rounds later.

[DoubleJ]

just another good reason to carry a spare mag!

[rm9792]

I keep a spare mag in both vehicles consoles. never know......

[wheelgun1958]

He could have given you a $200 ticket.

§ 502.404. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE OR
REGISTRATION INSIGNIA. (a) A person commits an offense if the
person operates on a public highway during a registration period a
passenger car or commercial motor vehicle that does not display two
license plates, at the front and rear of the vehicle, that have
been:
(1) assigned by the department for the period; or
(2) validated by a registration insignia issued by the
department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the
period.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a
public highway during a registration period a passenger car or
commercial motor vehicle, other than a vehicle assigned license
plates for the registration period, that does not properly display
the registration insignia issued by the department that establishes
that the license plates have been validated for the period.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a
public highway during a registration period a road tractor,
motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer that does not display a license
plate, attached to the rear of the vehicle, that has been:
(1) assigned by the department for the period; or
(2) validated by a registration insignia issued by the
department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the
period.
(d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a dealer
operating a vehicle as provided by law.
(e) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
(f) A court may dismiss a charge brought under Subsection
(a) if the defendant:
(1) remedies the defect before the defendant's first
court appearance; and
(2) pays an administrative fee not to exceed $10.
(g) A court may dismiss a charge brought under Subsection
(b) if the defendant:
(1) shows that:
(A) the passenger car or commercial motor vehicle
was issued a registration insignia by the department that
establishes that the vehicle was registered for the period during
which the offense was committed; and
(B) the registration insignia described in
Paragraph (A) was attached to the passenger car or commercial motor
vehicle before the defendant's first court appearance; and
(2) pays an administrative fee not to exceed $10.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027, § 1, eff. September
1, 2007.

[Double Naught Spy]

Debated filing a complaint because there is no way they felt "threatened" but I do have to drive thru there a lot at night in a distinctive car. No, it wouldnt matter if i had a front lp because I get pulled over a lot for crazy reasons, yet never get a ticket. I dont know if they are hoping for kids or dealers or what but it is about twice a month. I told one HPD officer I didnt need to carry anymore as I always have a police car on my tail. He was the second one that night like 20 minutes after his buddy stopped me. I was in a real bad part of town at 2am but one of night techs had his truck broke into at one of our offices, off of MLK Blvd.

Well gee, if you are going to file a complaint about the officer acting within the law for disarming you, you might as well file a complaint for the officer stopping you and not ticketing you.

Since you knowing drive around illegally, then you deserved to be hassled once in a while, in a completely legal fashion, which they did.

[rbraughn]

Well, the disarming and unloading part seems a hassle, but I have to agree with the others......Get a front plate. IMO it's not worth it.

I used to have side window tint that was way too dark. Everytime I tried to get inspected, they pulled out the meter and tried to fail me....I would always respond "This is a 1983 model, and the windows were tinted prior to the law taking effect...that I was grandfathered" They always looked confused, pulled out a book, looked up the info, and then passed me. Of course I had re-tinted the window a couple of times after the law went into effect, but it worked .

After a while I just decided to make myself legal, and voila no more hassles...much easier to be a sheep in this case

[rm9792]

.

Well gee, if you are going to file a complaint about the officer acting within the law for disarming you, you might as well file a complaint for the officer stopping you and not ticketing you.

Since you knowing drive around illegally, then you deserved to be hassled once in a while, in a completely legal fashion, which they did.

Apparently you dont read it all. I didnt file a complaint and he was not within his rights to disarm me. I immediately pulled into a lighted parking lot, handed my chl and told him exactly where the gun was located. There was no reason to feel he was in any danger. You also didnt read the part where they make up reasons to pull me over and it is rarely the front plate, that was just this time. I have gotten 1 ticket for 8 mph over and let go over a dozen times because they want to pull over a sports car and unfortunately I am required to drive in bad parts of town at night for work reasons.
It is amazing the number of people on here who fixate on one thing and get on a high horse. I guess I am quite the John Dillinger without my front LP. Some posters make it sound like I am running people down and speeding in school zones. BTW if anyone is losing sleep over this it is on now. Guess what, got stopped by HPD this afternoon, tint too dark. It is dealer applied and legal all the way around, let go of course and not disarmed.

[Penn]

.

Well gee, if you are going to file a complaint about the officer acting within the law for disarming you, you might as well file a complaint for the officer stopping you and not ticketing you.

Since you knowing drive around illegally, then you deserved to be hassled once in a while, in a completely legal fashion, which they did.

There was no reason to feel he was in any danger.

Who are you to say the there was no reason for him to feel he was in danger? What a ludicrous statement.