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by mloamiller
Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:47 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Chest Holster Legal For Open Carry?
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Re: Chest Holster Legal For Open Carry?

During my instructor's class earlier this year, the trooper made a point of highlighting the ambiguity in the laws as currently stated.
  • He put a pistol in a holster attached to a belt, then slung the belt over his shoulder and asked does it meet the requirement?
    He took a 32oz cup from 7-11, taped it to his waist with blue painter's tape, put his pistol in it, then asked us if it met the requirement? Several said "a cup isn't a holster" and he said "why not? What is a 'holster'?" Some argued that it needed to be a restraint holster, so he put another piece of tape across the back of the pistol.
He was making the point that none of this is well defined and will be open to interpretation by LEOs, judges and possibly juries.

Bottom line, be reasonable and don't intentionally try to push the limits unless you want to be a test case.

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