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by cxm
Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:00 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Question about printing or buldging in Texas
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Re: Question about printing or buldging in Texas

I don't intend to nit-pick, but while you would not be "concealed" you are not violating the law... so the effect of what the instructor said is correct.

Of course concealed is concealed... but accidents happen... just have to be careful...

FWIW

Chuck

Doug.38PR wrote:http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=232051
See my comments in this thread about my CHL instructor. I took the class from a man named Jim Hoge of Collectors Firearms in Houston about 3 years ago. He is the CHL instructor that related this info to me. Some of his co-workers told me similar info about the gun being exposed in the grocery store.

My CHL instructor in Houston told me that if you for instance have a snubbie in your pocket and you lift your leg or sit down to where the pocket pulls tight around the gun and prints through then you are still legally concealed. As long as you are making a reasonable effort to conceal it then I understand that it is even legally okay if you have a gun on under your jacket and are in the grocery store and reach up to the top shelf to grab something and briefly expose your gun. I was told, by men who work with my CHL instuctor at the same store, that they amended the law to where as long as you are making "a reasonable effort" to conceal it, then you are okay.

NOW, having said that, I would minimize this happening as much as possible. I even though legal, I don't want anyone to find out if I am carrying.
I have related this info before and gotten blasted about it by other CHL people who were told the exact opposite (as seen in this thread).

I realize that you can ask 5 different people 1 question and get 5 different answers, but what exactly is the truth of the matter?

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