Yeah what's the use of running away, he's a dead meat anyway even if he's a CHL holder. Originally Posted by andymarksman
well that was such an insightful video! tells me that guy is a cop hater. what does it tell you? to hate cops? sounds like it. some background on this ... since the video gave next to nothing.
https://abc7chicago.com/amp/family-d...oting/5474766/
by the way andy, didn't you know that all cops nationwide are under orders from Trump to shoot on sight anyone named Rashad?
BAHHAA
now that's we've had our little laugh here .. play the video in the link i posted and you'll know what happened and why.
this fine citizen had a gun on his lap .. which is actually a violation of CHL rules. what does CHL stand for? CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE. let me repeat that for clarity ..
CONCEALED. are we all clear on that? Good! now one can assume that this citizen left the gun in the car he rode in while he was dancing .. unless he's as stupid as Plaxico Burress ..
so it's reasonable to assume he was merely retrieving it. which is fine. up to the part he knows there is a cop approaching and he keeps it there? first he should have had it CONCEALED as the law requires. if he didn't even have a holster then he's even more of an idiot. he should have immediately placed the gun on the floor. or better still the glove box if possible. the gun is supposed to be .. CONCEALED .. not in open sight.
did i mention yet how stupid it is to have a presumably loaded firearm laying in your lap in the first place? yeah .. that's real smart isn't it? that's an accidental discharge waiting to happen.
did this officer overreact? maybe .. but the very fact this fine citizen had a gun openly displayed, aside from being against the CHL rules, gave the officer reason to be suspicious.
i had a CHL in Kentucky, and under the CHL rules there at the time .. any weapon that can be concealed was covered. i don't know or care about now as i haven't lived in Kentucky in 20 years but i may just dial up my equally Trump supporting 2nd amendment believer brother and ask him. he does still have a Kentucky CHL. anyway .. then at least .. if you could conceal a pitch fork it was covered. Machete? covered. Viking long sword. covered. a bit impractical but covered!
now .. in Texas where i do have a CHL, i know for a fact the gun must be concealed at all times. forget open carry. that's a different thing. a CHL holder in Texas must keep their weapon concealed. exactly what this guy in Indiana DIDN'T DO.
an interesting point about Texas CHL rules. if you are carrying a concealed weapon and you are stopped, you must inform the officer immediately. you must provide the officer with your CHL along with your driver's license. the officer can request that the weapon be secured. they usually take possession of it from you and lay in the hood of their patrol car. while you stay back and away and make no sudden moves of course.
this has happened to me twice. without incident. twice i have not disclosed i have a CHL. Why? i wasn't carrying and the law states you only have to inform the officer if you are. of course when he ran my license it came up and he asked why i didn't inform him. i told him the law states you only have to do so if you are carrying and i was not at the time.