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Originally Posted by Pain505
did you tell the officer you had one or how did that happen? did he draw his weapon right when he knew you had one?
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The laws for Concealed Carry in Texas state that if you are asked for your ID by an officer of the law you must immediately disclose that you are armed (if you are) and show your CC license along with your driver's license.
At that point the officer, at his/her disgression, may choose to disarm you. Your firearm is returned to you immediately following the business at hand unless you are arrested or there is some other valid reason for not re-arming you (highly intoxicated comes to mind).
The LEO that took my weapon ended up chatting with me for a few minutes about it. He was very professional and polite but was curious about my choice of weapon, choice to carry etc. I think he was trying to build first hand knowledge of the folks he'd now be encountering who carried guns. As hinted at before, this was very soon after the CC laws went into effect so this was all new to him too.