The institution operates under the statutes of open and concealed carry like everyone else. You can not open carry on campus as specified by statute. The school does not have the authority to define what open carry is o. It's campus apart from what is stipulated in law.
Open carry is precisely defined and any concept of printing is not in that definition and can not be arbitrarily added by the institution.
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- Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:13 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Carry with belt holster, but concealed under shirt?
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- Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:37 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Carry with belt holster, but concealed under shirt?
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Re: Carry with belt holster, but concealed under shirt?
First off...Forget that "printing" has anything to do with anything.
Second...print your heart's content! It's fun and great exercise.
Third...the concept of printing is leftover from the days of an ill written definition of concealment and has no place in modern day concealed or open carry.
Assuming you are licensed, you may carry your handgun concealed...(which means it is not DISPLAYED in whole or in part visible to a person in a public place)....anywhere on your body using any method of attachment to your body...AND!!!!!!....(if you'd like) clearly printed or discernible to someone AS LONG AS IT IS NOT DISPLAYED. In fact, why don't you wear the tightest tee shirt you can find so someone can tell it is a GLOCK GEN 4 while you are at it!
Again, it just doesn't matter anymore about printing. Only this matters as far as the law is concerned...if it is displayed it MUST be in a belt or shoulder holster. If it is not in a belt or shoulder holster it MUST NOT be visibly displayed in whole or in part. The ONLY test is whether it is visibly displayed to a person in a public place or not...NOT whether it is discernible (printed) or not.
This makes carrying concealed much easier.
That's the rules. HOWEVER!!!!!!!....there is a PRACTICAL aspect to the idea of printing. If your intent is to actually be concealed beyond anyone's ability to discern a weapon then you might consider how your gun may be printing. I OC and CC and I really don't care much when CCing if someone can tell if I have a gun. If it prints then it prints. But if you want absolute stealth, then you can take steps to avoid printing.
But don't do it on account of the state of Texas because Texas doesn't care.
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Second...print your heart's content! It's fun and great exercise.
Third...the concept of printing is leftover from the days of an ill written definition of concealment and has no place in modern day concealed or open carry.
Assuming you are licensed, you may carry your handgun concealed...(which means it is not DISPLAYED in whole or in part visible to a person in a public place)....anywhere on your body using any method of attachment to your body...AND!!!!!!....(if you'd like) clearly printed or discernible to someone AS LONG AS IT IS NOT DISPLAYED. In fact, why don't you wear the tightest tee shirt you can find so someone can tell it is a GLOCK GEN 4 while you are at it!
Again, it just doesn't matter anymore about printing. Only this matters as far as the law is concerned...if it is displayed it MUST be in a belt or shoulder holster. If it is not in a belt or shoulder holster it MUST NOT be visibly displayed in whole or in part. The ONLY test is whether it is visibly displayed to a person in a public place or not...NOT whether it is discernible (printed) or not.
This makes carrying concealed much easier.
That's the rules. HOWEVER!!!!!!!....there is a PRACTICAL aspect to the idea of printing. If your intent is to actually be concealed beyond anyone's ability to discern a weapon then you might consider how your gun may be printing. I OC and CC and I really don't care much when CCing if someone can tell if I have a gun. If it prints then it prints. But if you want absolute stealth, then you can take steps to avoid printing.
But don't do it on account of the state of Texas because Texas doesn't care.
tex