ElGato wrote:We aren't prohibited in Church anymore unless they post 30.06, I haven't heard of any that do.
Tom
§ 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE
HOLDER.
(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:
(6) on the premises of a church, synagogue, or other
established place of religious worship.
did they just forget to update? i haven't heard anything that changes that.
Charles L. Cotton wrote:Some years back, I had a discussion with a fellow church member (Baptist) about carrying guns in church. The discussion was primarily on theological grounds and in the end he commented, “you’ll never need a gun in church anyway.� This was prior to the murders in a Fort Worth Baptist Church where the guy targeted it specifically because it was a Baptist Church and prior to the murders at a Catholic Cathedral in Houston. Since then, there have been others around the country. So much for the “you’ll never need it� theory.
I agree that there is no reason to have churches, hospitals or nursing homes as prohibited carry locations. If the owners want them “off-limits� they can simply post the 30.06 sign. These are but remnants of some provisions we had to accept to get SB60 passed in 1995. Most have been removed now, but since these do not apply unless a 30.06 sign is posted, they really haven’t gotten anyone’s attention.
Regards,
Chas.
i remember those shootings, in south fort worth wasn't it? there was a guy who nutted out at JPS hospital in fort worth several years ago. he shot up the emergency room.
at church, no one ever knows i'm carrying. what would it hurt anyone for me to have a gun and they not know about it? same with a CHL. i'm sure if people did know i was carrying, i'd be called all sorts of things, but i was a boy scout and still remember that motto.
