Texas Penal Code 46.02(a-5) answers your question. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs ... /PE.46.htmjmorris wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 2:03 pm So I'm trying to think about questions I might get from students with the new laws[1]. One that popped into my head[1] is, would a pistol in a pocket holster but with the grip outside of the pocket, not covered by a shirt, be legal open carry?
Looking at the law I'm thinking that yes, it would be legal.
Legal, but stupid.
[1]I swear, heavy drinking has not been involved.
Characterizing the actions or choices of another, especially in an educational setting, strikes me as less than optimal. Except for carrying in a SERPA and Farnam's Rules, of course.(a-5) A person commits an offense if the person carries a handgun and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another person in a public place. It is an exception to the application of this subsection that the handgun was partially or wholly visible but was carried in a holster.