TexasCHLforum.com

Please let me know if I am reading it wrong - but doesn't the statute state "handgun" in the revised law and not the generic "firearm"? Therefore, wouldn't a "loaded" long gun be illegal anywhere in Texas? Or only when you try to conceal it? Handgun is defined by the statute as:

§ 46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
...(5) "Handgun" means any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand(emphasis added).

Of course - there are those pistol grip type shotguns that could probably be used one-handed...

The statute itself reads in part:

§ 46.02. UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or
recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun, illegal knife, or club if the person is not:
(1) on the person's own premises or premises under the person's control; or
(2) inside of or directly en route to a motor vehicle that is owned by the person or under the person's control.

It says handgun, illegal knife, club, in this part, and only mentions "firearm" later with reference to those persons 'prohibited from owning a firearm' (felons and other prohibited persons)?????