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LucasMcCain wrote:

ScottDLS wrote:Why would you want to carry in a park? There are children there....

I know you're being sarcastic, of course, but I will never understand how some people actually have this mentality. Other adults at least have a range of options available to them to defend themselves. Children don't. They require adults to protect them. The presence of children is a reason TO carry, not a reason NOT to carry.

Speaking to the actual article, did you notice the quote from the witness: “You don't know if he's gonna have a misfire or any kids are going to get hurt in the crossfire.” That tells me everything I need to know about that person's level of experience with guns. If the guns misfires, nobody's getting shot. Since only one person has a gun, there's not going to be a crossfire.

MustangGlocker wrote:I just saw this story on WFAA's website. It states,

You also can't have a gun in a public park if a school-sponsored event is going on there, because Texas law makes it clear. Guns are not allowed on school premises, at school activities, or in school buses.

So is the law really written that if I'm in a city park, such as River Legacy Park, Veterans Park, etc owned by the City of Arlington and there happens to be a school bus in the parking lot and kids playing on the play ground, I can't carry there? I understand the issues with zoo's but haven't seen regular, everyday, publicly accessed, no fee parks being possibly prohibited.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/verify/v ... /444593909