powerboatr wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:38 pm
actually police know in texas as soon as they run your tags, the dl numbers assigned to person/s comes up, along with if your are a chl or ltc. I know this first hand from past exp. yes the driver may not be the registered owner and yes they still approach with caution. there is no right answer, only mitigating risks if possible.
my view is if the license was granted, at least there was a background check by dps. again personal exp. they do go back at least 7 years, i got a call and had to explain the issue, on my 2nd renewal.. and yes we have no idea if a person is going to snap and start doing bad things . but imo if a back ground was done, that maybe this person is less prone to go postal or they find a reason or issue that maybe this person needs a 2nd look. not a definite, just an observation, it may or may not be true.
again limited government is best, but i also look at the leos that are charged with doing a real tough job. I know there are some that are not fit, but most are. so imo, any thing that gives them a warmer fuzzy as it where as they walk to your car, then i am for it....again in a limited sense.
as i have said and beat up my commissioners, police riding alone are targets. We are rural and have a huge county with lots of dark back roads and help being 20 minutes or longer away, if a stop goes wrong. its funny they send two or more to a Domestic call, but stop cars with just one all hours and places.
Then how does running the tags help? There's no assurance that the person driving the vehicle is the registered owner who has a LTC. In fact if they aren't (e.g. they stole the car from the LTC) there'd more chance the car has a bad guy AND a weapon (that the LTC may have left in car).yes the driver may not be the registered owner and yes they still approach with caution.
So how does that make you (or a cop) safer from a bad guy carrying a gun? If the bad guy is going to do you harm with a gun, do you think they'll care if they're carrying illegally?my view is if the license was granted, at least there was a background check by dps.
The fact that the owner of a car has a LTC shouldn't cause a cop to proceed with any less caution in a traffic stop because he has no idea who is driving said car.any thing that gives them a warmer fuzzy as it where as they walk to your car, then i am for it
How are they any less of a target because some people have LTC's, when they have no way of knowing in advance who is driving the car, as well as the fact that the vast majority of Texans don't have a LTC.as i have said and beat up my commissioners, police riding alone are targets.
I fail to see how requiring a license to carry a handgun makes anyone safer.