Your CCL is tied to your drivers license when the officer runs it it will show. Not disclosing the fact will be a red flag to the officer. GZ was just covering his ass.
Originally Posted by i'va biggen
Not disclosing the fact will be a red flag to the officer.
The only reason Zimmerman did disclose is because he was carrying his weapon. The Law in Texas does
NOT require you to disclose if you
are not in possession of a weapon
at that time. He was, so he was required to disclose. he was NOT covering his ass.
Who cares if it's a red flag? i don't. and i HAVE been stopped and didn't disclose my CCL. When the officer asked about it, i said "I'm not carrying a weapon at this time" .. his response, "OK"
He did ask me to step out of my truck, which i did. And i locked it. He was a tad upset about that, when he asked if he could search my Truck. My reply .. "No" .. His reply .. "OK" and that was all there was to it.
If you are referring to many police officers that DID NOT clearly understand the CCL laws in the early days of CCL in Texas, so what? all that means is i knew the CCL laws better than they did, or you, if you are claiming that you MUST declare you are a CCL holder
even if you are not armed at the time.