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Winchster wrote:

Also UIL is University Interscholastic League, so even it it was on "school" grounds it would be college/university...and GFSZA only covers Primary and Secondary Schools. So I stand by my answer, including carry under MPA, if we're talking UIL sponsored event.

Just to clear something up. A High School football game is a UIL event. So is One Act Play, and virtually every other extra curricular event at a high school.

As long as you leave the gun in the car, in the lot, you are fine. With a CHL. Without a CHL it is a different set of circumstances.

JJVP wrote:

ScottDLS wrote:[ I'm assuming you have a CHL, although under MPA you would be OK if you kept it in the car even if you didn't.

If you don't have a CHL carrying under MPA would not be OK. Federal law prohibits having a firearm within 1000' of a school. Only exception is if you have a concealed carry license issued by the state the school is in.

...If I go to a stadium for a UIL sanctioned sports event, I think I can do the same, leaving the gun in the car, concealed. Can anyone provide definitive information on this or cite a case?...

gdanaher wrote:I've read the book, I've asked 2 CHL instructors, I've asked local police officers, and I've offered the question the the DPS who kindly deferred to the local police. There is no consistent answer. Here's my question: As I read the law, I can drive through a school parking lot and drop off my child. I can park and go in leaving the pistol in the car, concealed. If I go to a stadium for a UIL sanctioned sports event, I think I can do the same, leaving the gun in the car, concealed. Can anyone provide definitive information on this or cite a case? Some folks tell me that I will be arrested if a gun is found in the car, others say no, it is not inside the facility. I don't think there should be that much confusion about this, but obviously, there is. Please offer your thoughts.

PC §46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE
HOLDER.
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(b) 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, on or about the license holder's
person:
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(2) on the premises where a high school, collegiate, or professional
sporting event or interscholastic event is taking place, unless
the license holder is a participant in the event and a handgun is used
in the event;
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(3) "Premises" means a building or a portion of a building. The
term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk
or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.