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- Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:27 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Arrests
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2672
Re: Arrests
Yeah, Jim PM'ed me about missing the wit. But, when you have arrested the same person twice in 24 hours, it kind of slips past you. Most people arrested are frequent fliers and once every two months is not nearly as bad as I have seen.
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:34 pm
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: My first LEO encounter after receiving my license
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4244
Re: My first LEO encounter after receiving my license
If one has never been in Utah, and has no plans to visit Utah, why apply for (and get) a Utah CHL? Are there states with which Utah enjoys reciprocity that don't grant same to Texas CHL holders? I can think of no other reason, but then again I'm not all that bright. There is also the possibility th...
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:33 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Parking lots & TPC 30.06
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1313
Re: Parking lots & TPC 30.06
My HS football coach's brother got searched on his way to Padre because he had his CHL on him but not the gun. He didn't show the license, since he wasn't carrying, and when it came up on the TDL check the officer searched his vehicle (and I quote) "for the gun" . :mad5 Why don't we sue w...
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:28 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Arrests
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2672
Re: Arrests
I have to agree with 03LightningRocks and Newlife12176. If the 20 arrests had all occurred recently, I might be alarmed. I would hope it would be more cautious than alarmed though. But if they happened ten years ago and he told me he had turned over a new leaf and been good since then, I can accept ...
- Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:23 pm
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: Bellaire: another police shooting error
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3878
Re: Bellaire: another police shooting error
And I love the way the newspaper reports his training record like taking those classes on cultural diversity and racial profiling was something unusual. I honestly don't see anything but objective reporting there. The list of the officer's qualifications reads as if it came straight from the police...
- Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:01 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: The Future of LEO Attitude Towards CHL Holders
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4980
Re: The Future of LEO Attitude Towards CHL Holders
We fight it and try our best to get new cops to develop hobbies and hang around with non-cops when off duty. How do you do this? There are several ways, some that are direct and some that are a little more subtle. During my academies, I teacha class on officer safety. I break the class down into th...
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:35 pm
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: Bellaire: another police shooting error
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3878
Re: Bellaire: another police shooting error
Thanks, Jim. This clears up quite a bit for me. I know now why he thought the car was stolen (dispatcher said so) and he actually did have back-up available. The family is claiming the victim did not know they were cops because the spotlight was pointed at them. But the fact that there was a spotlig...
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:13 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: The Future of LEO Attitude Towards CHL Holders
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4980
Re: The Future of LEO Attitude Towards CHL Holders
I don't think you have anything to worry about. First, as pointed out, even if the CHL numebrs double, it is still not a really significant portion of the public. And that is without taking into account how many will actually meet the police. I think, if anything, the numbers of CHL's meeting the po...
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:45 am
- Forum: 2009 Texas Legislative Session
- Topic: Still No Open-Carry Bill
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2605
Re: Still No Open-Carry Bill
I think the main problem is the goal of opencarry.org is unlicensed carry and they don't know how to draftbills, as Chalres has pointed out. I think, and have previously posted, that the way to go about getting all of Chapter 46 repealed is to take it in very small steps. We got into this mess in sm...
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:32 am
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
- Topic: Bellaire: another police shooting error
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3878
Re: Bellaire: another police shooting error
In Harris County, my guess is that you would be prosecuted into bankruptcy. I have to say this is a newspaper report, and we all know what that means. If, as reported, the officer ordered the citizens to the ground without announcing that he was a police officer, the citizens were morally and legal...
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:09 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Ban lifted on loaded guns in national parks
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2948
Re: Ban lifted on loaded guns in national parks
And if I sound cynical, please point out a counterexample - a case in which something was banned and went away, as opposed to generating burgeoning profits. Absinthe and Viox come to mind. Wel you asked. Absinthe did not go away. It was just very expensive and better hidden. It is also now legal in...
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:52 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Both eyes wide open ?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1500
Re: Both eyes wide open ?
Well, it kind of depends on what I am shooting for. When practicing combat shooting, I almost always use both eyes open. When practicing for precision bulls eye shooting, I usually close my left eye (right handed and right eyed dominant). When training officers, I have used the eye patch trick to sh...
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:42 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Carjack Scenario
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2072
Re: Carjack Scenario
A criminal is not going to care if you have expensive heart medication and want to get to it before they steal your vehicle... Considering the number of times they take cars without letting parents get the little kids out, I have to agree that this is most probable. As a general rule, I always advi...
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:37 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Suggestions for air travel lock boxes?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2202
Re: Suggestions for air travel lock boxes?
You know, I have to admit I have always been puzzled by one TSA check. In the four or five times I have flown since 9-11, I have had my bags checked by TSA. I actually started declaring my weapon after they changed the rules to stop putting the big steal me signs on the outside. And I understand the...
- Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:32 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: cop shoots perp 22 times, 17 center mass, and perp live...
- Replies: 69
- Views: 4477
Re: cop shoots perp 22 times, 17 center mass, and perp live...
Here's a discussion question: How can we civillians (that is, non-LEO) take his story and its subsequent analysis as referenced by the OP and apply it to plausible scenarios that might be encountered? This is really what we should be looking at. What lessons can be learned from this incident that c...