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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:05 pm
by txinvestigator
Paladin wrote:txinvestigator wrote:Paladin wrote:
Under the statutes and the case law interpreting the statutes it is illegal to carry a pistol, club or illegal knife on your person or generally inside the passenger compartment of your vehicle including the glove compartment. This applies even though the weapon is taken apart or unloaded. If you need to transport a handgun you may do so in the trunk of a vehicle."
Yep. If you meet one of the sections of 46.15, then you can carry "on or about your person".
Well that text was from the Harris county DA... who has a rather restrictive interpretation of things. I don't want anybody to think it's my personal opinion.
I agreed with you 100%. I just added a secondary thought afterwards. ;)
Trunk of car
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:39 am
by bauerdj
So it would then be permissable (without a CHL) to go to work and make various stops after work before going to the range, and the requiremnet to go directly to and from the range only applies if you are carrying the handgun on your person (or inside the passenger compartment of the car.
I wonder how that applies to private aviation.
Dave
Re: Trunk of car
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:49 am
by txinvestigator
bauerdj wrote:So it would then be permissable (without a CHL) to go to work and make various stops after work before going to the range, and the requiremnet to go directly to and from the range only applies if you are carrying the handgun on your person (or inside the passenger compartment of the car.
I wonder how that applies to private aviation.
Dave
Yes. UCW is only applicable if the gun is on or about your person.
Aviation? Don't know. FAA regs might address that. But if the handgun is on or about your person, it is UCW unless one of the sections of 46.15 apply.
Aircraft carry
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:46 pm
by bauerdj
Well, nobody is likely to "pull you over" up there and I guess a good case could be made for presumption of travel. FAR's do not cover this except to say that a weapon can not be brought aboard without the approval of the pilot in command.
Re: Aircraft carry
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 2:42 pm
by stevie_d_64
bauerdj wrote:Well, nobody is likely to "pull you over" up there and I guess a good case could be made for presumption of travel. FAR's do not cover this except to say that a weapon can not be brought aboard without the approval of the pilot in command.
"AOPApilot" here in this forum flys regularly...And he said I could carry on his aircraft...
Now isn't that a scary thought???