Motorist Protection Act..Best kept secret in Texas

[SpringerFan]

So my wife carrying a LCP that is in my name when she travels in her car is OK then? She does not have her CHL yet.

[OldCannon]

In the article it says "4. The gun also must be in your name". If there is no gun registration in the state, how can the gun be in your name?

You must have missed the "Carve your initials in your wooden Colt handles" requirement there in the lawbooks

[Purplehood]

So my wife carrying a LCP that is in my name when she travels in her car is OK then? She does not have her CHL yet.

Short Answer: Yes, unless she failed any of the real 4 criteria specified in the MPA.

[aceat64]

So my wife carrying a LCP that is in my name when she travels in her car is OK then? She does not have her CHL yet.

How is the LCP in your name?

[jamisjockey]

So my wife carrying a LCP that is in my name when she travels in her car is OK then? She does not have her CHL yet.

How is the LCP in your name?

GUNS ARE NOT REGISTERED IN TEXAS.

Yes, you pass an NICS check if you purchase it from a dealer. But that is not the same as registration.

[alvins]

why yes sir all 7 of my guns in the glovebox are in my name.lol

[Kahrry]

Also, I understand that if you are pulled over and are convicted of anything more than a class C misdemeanor then they can tack on unlawful carrying of a weapon as well.

[chartreuse]

In a new language, that I've just invented, there is only one noun which is spelled "name". Therefore, so long as you own or control the holster, glove box, vehicle or whatever contains the handgun, you can truthfully say that it's in your name. You put your name in your name before driving your name to the name, style of thing.

[RPB]

In the article it says "4. The gun also must be in your name". If there is no gun registration in the state, how can the gun be in your name?

You must have missed the "Carve your initials in your wooden Colt handles" requirement there in the lawbooks

Because Crayola rubs off eventually (don't ask how I know)

[terryg]

And the unlimited pixel resolution they get with parking lot security cameras.

Hmm Jim. I don't know what shows your watching. But the security video on the shows I watch is always too grainy to see who the suspect is. That's why they send the video the nerdy guys in the backroom who, using alien technology, somehow manage to sharpen the image by adding information that could not possibly have been captured by the camera.

[The Annoyed Man]

This article implies that the MPA applies when travelling.

I was traveling officer.... .....from my home to the store!

[Outbreaker]

This article implies that the MPA applies when travelling.

Law was refined in 2008 to define traveling as moving from one location to another reguardless of distance.

This along with some other provisions were added in 2008 by the original sponsor after a large supporter of his was procecuted by an over zealos DA that defined traveling as requiring an overnight stay.

[Dave2]

And the unlimited pixel resolution they get with parking lot security cameras.

Hmm Jim. I don't know what shows your watching. But the security video on the shows I watch is always too grainy to see who the suspect is. That's why they send the video the nerdy guys in the backroom who, using alien technology, somehow manage to sharpen the image by adding information that could not possibly have been captured by the camera.

They actually can do that. Perhaps not to the degree that TV does, but the technology is real.

They can see around corners, too.

[VMI77]

When you run out of facts, just make something up!
TV continues to propogate the myth that guns are registered in all but the most restrictive loacles in the country. One of my favorite shows is NCIS, but it drives me insane when they talk about someone living in Virginia and automatically the gun is in some mythical registration database. And, pre Heller, they were acting like people in DC had guns registered to them, too. The whole reason Heller happened is because DC was refusing registrations.

It's not just TV. I travel for the job with some frequency and listen to audiobooks in the car. Most books also seem to perpetuate that and other gun myths. Some of it is ignorance, but it is also a device, or gimmick, to advance the plot. Screen writers may not know much about guns --or anything else for that matter-- but what they do know is that the general public is even more ignorant than they are, so they can make up plot gimmicks and most people either won't know any better, or won't care.

[RPB]

And the unlimited pixel resolution they get with parking lot security cameras.

Hmm Jim. I don't know what shows your watching. But the security video on the shows I watch is always too grainy to see who the suspect is. That's why they send the video the nerdy guys in the backroom who, using alien technology, somehow manage to sharpen the image by adding information that could not possibly have been captured by the camera.

They actually can do that. Perhaps not to the degree that TV does, but the technology is real.

They can see around corners, too.

SHHHH be quiet, we don't want anyone to realize that 1984 was a long time ago !!!
(Obscure reference to George Orwell)

One college had an article "New cameras protect students"
I commented ... "How?, Look up the definition of 'protect'."
Didn't seem to work (protect: prevent harm or injury) with all the bus cameras and campus cameras showing Mr. Tooley.

pro·tect
 to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
to defend from trouble, harm, attack, etc
to shield from injury or harm < protect ing public health and safety>
to secure or preserve against encroachment, infringement, restriction, or violation : maintain the status or integrity of esp. through legal or constitutional guarantees < protect a work against copyright infringement> protect s speech>

Never seen a camera that could protect anyone.