Comments By SlugLife

Thanks a million.

Also wanted to point out this was a misdemeanor conviction so no jail time just a fine and forfeiture of the pistol (probably the most painful part).

I'm running into an issue with getting real information from anyone without having to possibly throw time and effort away on a CDL school. Maybe someone on here can give me a better answer from experience than I've been getting.

2009 I was pulled over for speeding (68mph in a 65mph Zone) in Tennessee by the Drug Task Force in Jefferson County as i was heading home from working in Fort Campbell. Being the EXTREMELY overzealous folks they are they proceeded to thoroughly search my car convinced I was a drug trafficker (tattoos, out of state plates, driving on the "drug corridor", my pit bull in the car with me, training day for the new officer). They discovered my 1911 in the passenger area of the car with an empty magazine in it in an empty ammo can. I was charged and convicted of UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A WEAPON (Misd). Reason being the empty magazine and I was improperly transporting. Paid the fine and it's over and don't with.

Anyway, I'm being told that any weapon charge like this disqualifies you from getting a CDL. But I've also been told it just disqualifies you from getting a HAZMAT Endorsement.

Does anyone have actual information on this one?

And I'm really just asking about the effect of the charge on my chances of getting a CDL not on the ins and outs of the legal system or what I should have done differently.

Thanks.

I've been wandering around the forums a little bit here and thought I'd finally create a profile and get more involved, so...

I've thought about driving a truck as a career for a few years now. I'm a former Marine and have been working as a DoD Contractor for the last several years but with the budget cuts our contract was terminated and not exactly easy finding work with my specific "skill set".

I'm using the WIA Program as a Dislocated Worker to get into a Driving School. Carolina Trucking Academy in Raleigh, NC. Turns out my GI Bill I put money into back in the day was only good for 10 years after your EAS (must have missed that in the fine print!).

Anyway, I'll be lurking around some more and get a few questions in now and then.

Thanks...