Just a question for clarification. Althought it is now legal to have a handgun in one's vehicle in Texas without a CHL, wouldn't the 1000' prohibition under the Federal Safe School law still preclude all but CHL's from carrying in a vehicle on/near school property? I would hope to be incorrect on this but I seem to recall that the prohibiton is only waived for CHL's issued by the state in which the school is located.Charles L. Cotton wrote:Your LEO friend is mistaken and you are correct. Actually, as long as there is no school sponsored event ongoing, a CHL can have their pistol on them anywhere on school grounds so long as they don't go into buildings. Non-CHLs must leave the pistol in the car, not because of the prohibition on carrying on school premises (TPC §46.03(a)(1)), but because they would violate TPC §46.02 that prohibits carrying a handgun outside your home, business or car. (This post does not discuss the many exceptions, because they don't apply to this fact pattern.)
Chas.
We are in full agreement with regard to a Texas CHL and a Texas school.
Carl