Oh No ! Handguns allowed in San Antonio City Hall

[SA_Steve]

WOAI TV 4 news in San Antonio this morning had a report on how the City Hall Building in
San Antonio is indeed following the Sept 1 state law that allows CHL's / LTC'ers to bring their handguns into government buildings (except when a meeting is in progress). They mentioned that public meetings are held in a building across the street and no carry is allowed there when a meeting is in progress.

TV lady said only a police officer has the authority to ask someone if they have a license.

They showed a 50 round short barrel scary looking thing at a gun store that was considered to be a handgun and legal to carry into City Hall.

They said pocket knifes and a can of hairspray would still be illegal to carry in City Hall.

But not to worry, on screen they showed a list of three safe places where even licensed carriers are not allowed to carry:
Airports
Hospitals
(I forgot this last one, probably just as wrong as most of the rest of the report)

[SoloXCRacer]

[tlt]

LOL
Airports is prohibited only in secured areas.
Public Schools is probably the last one.

[Abraham]

You can carry in hospitals unless they post a 30.06 sign.

[RossA]

I think she's wrong about pocket knives not being allowed in City hall. San Antonio had its own list of knife laws which were more stringent than state law, but if I'm not mistaken the legislature passed a law this past session saying that cities can't do that. In the absence of a state law prohibiting knives in City hall, cities can't prohibit them.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[SewTexas]

San Antonio is it's own special snowflake, if you don't believe that, just ask them

[bigity]

I think she's wrong about pocket knives not being allowed in City hall. San Antonio had its own list of knife laws which were more stringent than state law, but if I'm not mistaken the legislature passed a law this past session saying that cities can't do that. In the absence of a state law prohibiting knives in City hall, cities can't prohibit them.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

No, you are correct to my recollection as well.

[WTR]

I think she's wrong about pocket knives not being allowed in City hall. San Antonio had its own list of knife laws which were more stringent than state law, but if I'm not mistaken the legislature passed a law this past session saying that cities can't do that. In the absence of a state law prohibiting knives in City hall, cities can't prohibit them.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

No, you are correct to my recollection as well.

My city hall does ot allow pocket knives at city council meetings......you have to go thru a metal detector.

[RossA]

That's why the new law was passed. There is nothing in state law about not carrying knives into council meetings, only guns. The law was passed to keep cities from improperly passing local laws which are stricter than state law.

[Glockster]

I think she's wrong about pocket knives not being allowed in City hall. San Antonio had its own list of knife laws which were more stringent than state law, but if I'm not mistaken the legislature passed a law this past session saying that cities can't do that. In the absence of a state law prohibiting knives in City hall, cities can't prohibit them.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

This is the preemption law:

Sec.A229.001.AAFIREARMS; AIR GUNS; KNIVES; EXPLOSIVES.
SECTIONA3.AASections 229.001(a), (b), (d), and (e), Local
Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a)AANotwithstanding any other law, including Section 43.002
of this code and Chapter 251, Agriculture Code, a municipality may
not adopt regulations relating to:
(1)AAthe transfer, private ownership, keeping,
transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, air guns,
knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies; or

AND

SECTIONA7.AA(a) A municipality or county may not enforce a
regulation adopted by the municipality or county before the
effective date of this Act that relates to knives, if the adoption
of the regulation would be prohibited under Section 229.001 or
236.002, Local Government Code, as amended by this Act.

[longhorn86]

Here is a link to a story that KSAT12 ran a couple of days ago on this

http://www.ksat.com/news/despite-signs- ... -city-hall

[MeMelYup]

He also mentioned the pre-K center. Is that listed as a school?

[RoyGBiv]

There will be blood!

(not)