Anyone here into firearms?

MacCool · 07-01-2012, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert_K

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While you are correct on the "printing" rule for CHL carriers. It is one of those laws in Texas that isn't fully enforce. Texas is a VERY, VERY pro-gun and Pro-conceal carry States.

~Not carrying in a bar... The establishment must meet the 51% rule for me not to carry inside. IE: I can sit at an Applebee's or hotel bar with my weapon.
~Not carrying in a Hosital/church... Not 100% on this rule as I need to re-read the statute.
~"No Gun" signs... You are 100% Incorrect. If a business wishes to not allow Conceal Handguns they must display a proper; size, coloring, and bi-lingual 30.06 sign. Signs that say "No guns allowed" or a circle with a gun in the center and line through it are pointless.

Feel free to educate yourself on Texas laws; http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/Interne...rms/CHL-16.pdf

Sounds to me like I'm pretty educated on Texas handgun laws and they are substantially more restrictive than the otherwise liberal state of Minnesota. I found that surprising. All's I'm sayin'...

Whether a given law, like "no printing", is enforced or not...the law is on the books. It could be enforced, depending on the mood of a given police officer or the leanings of a given county attorney. More convenient to just not have the law on the books. I'm not a believer in open carry, but it's reassuring to know that I could never be arrested here for accidentally printing.

Bars...? I have a new appreciation for this state's laws so that I can carry in a bar without having to calculate the percentage of their business that is based on alcohol sales.

Churches and/or hospitals? I don't worry about churches and I work in a hospital, but they're just more places a resident of Minnesota can carry without having to worry about being arrested, or worry about leaving their gun locked up in their car in the parking lot.

"No Gun" signs? I have a new appreciation for this state's laws which let me just ignore such signs. The law here dictates that such postings are basically just there to let people know that if they happen to be discovered carrying a gun in that store, they may be asked to leave.

OTOH, the ******* DNR won't let anyone here own a suppressor and the state keeps voting Democrat. No perfect place to live, I guess.