JKTex wrote:Ruark wrote:Argghhhh..... the text in SB17 addresses carrying in a vehicle:
- "SECTION 45. Section 46.02(a-1), Penal Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person
intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or
her person a handgun in a motor vehicle or watercraft that is owned
by the person or under the person's control at any time in which:
(1) the handgun is in plain view, unless the person is
licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,
Government Code, and the handgun is carried in a shoulder or belt
holster..."
So if they pass open carry, and you carry in your car, it STILL has to be in a holster.
All this is is amending what deals with storage in a car as it would continue to do when including open carry by a license holder.
Once you get in a car and unholster, nothing changes, the "in plain view" part, when not on your person doesn't change. I think this thread is just a misunderstanding.
Based on this, a licenced person can carry in their car the same way they do out of their car. When you disarm is when it must be stored out of plain view, which is the law now as it will continue to be because you are no longer carrying when you remove it from your person.
I see exactly what you mean, but it still seems somewhat fuzzy. Presently, even if you have a CHL, the gun must be concealed, whether it's in a vehicle or walking along a sidewalk. If you can legally open carry, however, it's clearly visible, but must be in a holster. The point here, I'm assuming, is that you can't walk down the street waving a gun around in your hand, because that could cause alarm. It's different when you're in your vehicle, say, placing the gun on the seat next to you, or in the map pocket or maybe an open compartment in the center console. That's different from strolling into a restaurant holding a 1911 in your hand. We're kinda splitting hairs here, I know....
