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Jim, thank you very much for your prompt and reasoned response. You and all of the other contributors to this board are the reason I come here with my questions.

Thanks again.

Hey there everyone, my fiance' and I are going to East Beach on Galveston island this weekend for the Annual Sandcastle Event (our friends work for an architecture firm and they are participating) I won't be carrying since I'll be drinking some beers with a few friends but she's the "sober driver" so she won't have that baggage. She wants to take her pistol with her but we're both unsure whether or not the beach is posted. I know the parking lot is controlled access so the venue could also be posted (conceivably) and was just curious if anyone had any personal experience with the beach.

I did search the forums, Google and the TPC for any evidence of prohibition to no avail but, I also could find nothing affirmative to speak of. If she takes the pistol and the beach is posted the only thing we could legally do is turn around and go home, which we'd prefer not to do since we're about 65 miles from the beach. Even if the parking lot isn't posted but the beach is there's no way she'd feel comfortable leaving her (stolen from me) pistol in the car for a day of an event in Galveston for fear of theft or some other awry experience.

So, I bring my query to you fine folks and superior minds to "school" me on the legality of carry on the East Beach at Galveston.

I thank in advance for your time and consideration.