The bold, red section is open carry.Tex1961 wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 9:01 amDoesn't the new LTC laws (open carry) nullify that subsection?Papa_Tiger wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 8:12 amThat is all the legal definition we receive in the law. I don't think any rational DA would accept charges from an officer if you were out in public like that.Texas Penal Code Sec. 46.035 wrote: UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another person in a public place. It is an exception to the application of this subsection that the handgun was partially or wholly visible but was carried in a shoulder or belt holster by the license holder.
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- Tue May 19, 2020 9:18 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Is this legal open carry?
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- Tue May 19, 2020 8:12 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Is this legal open carry?
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Re: Is this legal open carry?
That is all the legal definition we receive in the law. I don't think any rational DA would accept charges from an officer if you were out in public like that.Texas Penal Code Sec. 46.035 wrote: UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another person in a public place. It is an exception to the application of this subsection that the handgun was partially or wholly visible but was carried in a shoulder or belt holster by the license holder.