Since this topic came up again this week, I suppose it's time to join a forum like this one. This is my first post. I take my CHL 10 hour course tomorrow.
Earlier this week, I saw an article I believe about a woman shooting a gunman in a mega church in Texas -- basically being a heroine. My interest was to find out if she was cleared of any crime, because my understanding is that we are not to carry concealed or open in a church in Texas.
Are we allowed or not?
Texas Concealed Handgun Laws
PC §46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER 2011-2012 (page 38 or 44)
(b) A license holder commits an of fense [sic] 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.
I assume the Original Poster of this topic is in Texas (only because this is the Texas CHL forum, but that may not be the case) and that
premises allows the parking lot, but not inside the sanctuary.
@ScooterSissy,
Our church not only allows, and even ecourages, CHL; they held a a class at the church (that's where I took mine).
It seems like the main benefit is if CHL holders were able to
carry inside the sanctuary. Or the woman would not have been able to save the congregation from the gunman. What exactly is your church allowing and can they legally do so?
