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- Wed Dec 07, 2016 11:37 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Saw my first iinvalid sign today
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Re: Saw my first iinvalid sign today
There is a recurring disagreement on this forum about how careful we should be in avoiding legal behavior. Personally, I obey the law completely, even in areas where I believe the law is unconstitutional, but I will not voluntarily give up my right to carry where it is perfectly legal to do so. I may choose not to patronize a business based on my perception of the owners beliefs toward firearms or anything else, but if I do enter that business, I will be carrying if I can legally do so.
- Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:13 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Saw my first iinvalid sign today
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Re: Saw my first iinvalid sign today
The sign is either compliant with the requirements of the law or it is not. Yes, you may understand the English portion, but by that logic, if someone only speaks French, I guess they could ignore all valid 30.06 signs since they don't understand the signs? Whether you understand the sign is not the requirement. I could understand the words on a sign if they were too small, and the sign is still invalid.Janfoo wrote:I was at a local arcade today, and the front door just had a gun buster sign that said "no guns allowed, no open carry" so I kept going. This place has two sets of doors as an entrance that both open automatically, and in between them on the wall to my right I noticed a posted 30.06/07 sign.
So I went back to my car and disarmed, but then when I was leaving I took a second look. The English wording was definitely compliant and at least an inch, but the Spanish wording was not.
I don't speak a word of Spanish, and the English was compliant...but does that still mean it is an invalid sign and I can carry there? I took a picture to show you guys. I'm worried it would come up in court.."You don't speak Spanish so the English part being compliant is the only thing that matters."
In the case of an invalid sign what do you think the chances are of still being cited? I sure can't afford a lawyer for that every time...
Only being my paranoid self.
Edit: I'm not sure why, but the picture isn't posting. I measured it with a quarter and sure enough the Spanish portion was smaller.
One word of caution though. I do not believe that there is an exact defined Spanish translation in the law. So if it is close, you may want to treat it as valid.