On my drive home

[Mogar]

Same here in Texas, although the law allows you to carry a gun in your car "while traveling" without a CCL, and the new open-carry law is about to be signed by the governor. Still, if you're pulled over you're required to inform the officer immediately that you have a gun in the car.

Please note that the Texas Open Carry law (as it is currently being voted upon) you still have to have your CHL to do so, only those with the permit, not everyone. The Castle Law ( Penal Code section 46.) does allow you to carry a firearm inside your car... Anyhow that's not what I wanted to bring up.

I live within 100 yards of school property (ie no drugs or persons with any crimes against youth allowed)... Anyhow I was outside my house watching my kids play in the front yard with their friends when a lady walking her dog comes by and starts screaming at me about how I am going to go to jail using drugs near a school and in front of my kids. At the time I was being non-confrontational and decided it was a good time to feed the rugrats and shrugged at the lady and ushered my kids into my house. Almost 20 minutes later my eldest child (8 years) answered the door and said that a "hero" was at the door. (Ive trained my kids to respect police, firemen and servicemen.) I went to the door to find a uniformed police officer standing there smiling from what my kiddo said. Come to find out the lady had filed a report that I was "smoking {OTHER STUFF}" out front and wanted me arrested. I informed him that I was out front and vaping on my property. I told him I had footage (yes I have a camera in the front and rear of my house) to prove it was not drugs. He thanked me and when he started walking away, he came back and asked "So, do you want to press for Filing a False Report?"
I did have him discuss it with the lady and supposedly she was very vocal about her "rights"... Le sigh...

 

[SissySpike]

Amazing HU a simple Howdy Neighbor what ya smokin in that fancy pipe there would of got alot further. I bet she did not come back and apologies . either

I have no clue What you look like but I bet you dont look like a {OTHER STUFF} addict I think some people watch way to much TV and need to get a life!

 

[Spidey2011]

Please note that the Texas Open Carry law (as it is currently being voted upon) you still have to have your CHL to do so, only those with the permit, not everyone. The Castle Law ( Penal Code section 46.) does allow you to carry a firearm inside your car... Anyhow that's not what I wanted to bring up.

I live within 100 yards of school property (ie no drugs or persons with any crimes against youth allowed)... Anyhow I was outside my house watching my kids play in the front yard with their friends when a lady walking her dog comes by and starts screaming at me about how I am going to go to jail using drugs near a school and in front of my kids. At the time I was being non-confrontational and decided it was a good time to feed the rugrats and shrugged at the lady and ushered my kids into my house. Almost 20 minutes later my eldest child (8 years) answered the door and said that a "hero" was at the door. (Ive trained my kids to respect police, firemen and servicemen.) I went to the door to find a uniformed police officer standing there smiling from what my kiddo said. Come to find out the lady had filed a report that I was "smoking {OTHER STUFF}" out front and wanted me arrested. I informed him that I was out front and vaping on my property. I told him I had footage (yes I have a camera in the front and rear of my house) to prove it was not drugs. He thanked me and when he started walking away, he came back and asked "So, do you want to press for Filing a False Report?"
I did have him discuss it with the lady and supposedly she was very vocal about her "rights"... Le sigh...

My Fiance's aunt (manages the apartment we live in) told one of the other tenants that she thought I was smoking something because she saw me walking around with my mod. The other tenant told her she was nuts. Little did she know I've been passing mods around that building like crazy. Lol

 

[Amraann]

Please note that the Texas Open Carry law (as it is currently being voted upon) you still have to have your CHL to do so, only those with the permit, not everyone. The Castle Law ( Penal Code section 46.) does allow you to carry a firearm inside your car... Anyhow that's not what I wanted to bring up.

I live within 100 yards of school property (ie no drugs or persons with any crimes against youth allowed)... Anyhow I was outside my house watching my kids play in the front yard with their friends when a lady walking her dog comes by and starts screaming at me about how I am going to go to jail using drugs near a school and in front of my kids. At the time I was being non-confrontational and decided it was a good time to feed the rugrats and shrugged at the lady and ushered my kids into my house. Almost 20 minutes later my eldest child (8 years) answered the door and said that a "hero" was at the door. (Ive trained my kids to respect police, firemen and servicemen.) I went to the door to find a uniformed police officer standing there smiling from what my kiddo said. Come to find out the lady had filed a report that I was "smoking {OTHER STUFF}" out front and wanted me arrested. I informed him that I was out front and vaping on my property. I told him I had footage (yes I have a camera in the front and rear of my house) to prove it was not drugs. He thanked me and when he started walking away, he came back and asked "So, do you want to press for Filing a False Report?"
I did have him discuss it with the lady and supposedly she was very vocal about her "rights"... Le sigh...

I am not sure she could be charged with filing a false report. I think that only applies when a person knowingly and deliberately files a false report. The woman probably really did think you were doing something illegal in the front yard.

 

[Spidey2011]

I am not sure she could be charged with filing a false report. I think that only applies when a person knowingly and deliberately files a false report. The woman probably really did think you were doing something illegal in the front yard.

Which boils down to, mind your own business. Unless you know for sure someone is doing drugs, you have no business calling the cops on them. Even then, I personally believe you should still mind your own business if they aren't hurting anyone.

 

[Amraann]

Which boils down to, mind your own business. Unless you know for sure someone is doing drugs, you have no business calling the cops on them. Even then, I personally believe you should still mind your own business if they aren't hurting anyone.

Oh I agree with you.

 

[Shel]

This is the kind of person who freaks me out: the sanctimony who believes to have the "right" (better yet, the "moral obligation") to make "better" persons of other people - even by *force*, if needed. People who have this sick need of nosing around other peoples lives, without properly checking facts. Those are usually so opiniated about their own beliefs, they do not even bother to find the truth. There's no need for that, because they are always on the right. The "truth" is only what *they* believe.

Yeah... we have those where I live too....

We call 'em Republicans.

 

[Spidey2011]

Yeah... we have those where I live too....

We call 'em Republicans.

Because democrats are sooooo much better. Let's not bring political affiliations into the equation. I think you'll find there's idiots like that in just about every party.

 

[SissySpike]

Because democrats are sooooo much better. Let's not bring political affiliations into the equation. I think you'll find there's idiots that like that in just about every party.

I'm an American and vote for Americans I do not recognize party's its political slight of hand and bs we don't need it both party's out lived their purpose years ago its become a molignent cancer on our government and should be cut away and eradicated

 

[ScandaLeX]

Quite beside the fact that it's just plain RUDE. I thought old ladies were supposed to be the last bastion of good manners.

Andria

LOL! Not any more!!!

My mom used to be one of those people always putting someone in their place. She got mad respect but times have changed quite a bit & where I come from that behavior doesn't go over well.

Being the last bastion of good behavior isn't worth the bullet.