So... I can carry in the state Capitol building???
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:45 pm
So... I can carry in the state Capitol building, right? Sorry, I am stupid. I got this right, right?
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Yes. The only outdoor public place that is restricted for CHL carry are grounds where a school-sponsored event are being held, and the 1,000-foot radius around a place of execution.pt145ss wrote:My wife and i like to picnic on the capital's front lawn on a regular basis. I assume carry on the property is OK wether there are meetings or not...correct?
Govermental Entity meetings are covered under section 46.035, and as you can see in section e of 30.06 that you posted, the exclusion of gpvernment locations does not exist for places listed under 46.035.Russell wrote:Charles L. Cotton wrote:There are meetings of governmental entities in the State Capitol all the time. Yes, TPC §46.035(c) does apply, but only if there is a 30.06 sign at the door. I've never seen one, except toward the end of the 2007 session when one was placed at the Senate Gallery.
Chas.
I would think that the state capitol would fall under this:
So how could they have posted a legally binding 30.06 sign?(e) It is an exception to the application of this section that the property
on which the license holder carries a handgun is owned or leased
by a governmental entity and is not a premises or other place on which
the license holder is prohibited from carrying the handgun under
Section 46.03 or 46.035.
Texas Penal Code
§ 46.035. Unlawful Carrying of Handgun by License Holder.
(c) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed, at any meeting of a governmental entity.
(i) Subsections (b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6), and (c) do not apply if the actor was not given effective notice under Section 30.06.