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I jave an update. I'll try to sum it up:

Let me just say that the defendant was carrying under permission of the lodge president, (Can that even be a defense under the 51% law?), In the performance of his duties as Seargent at arms. The verba altercation that lead to the police being called was in connection to lodge bylaws violations. The incident was over before police even arrived on scene and the defendant was outside the premises at the time.

That's all I know for now. We're waiting to see what the DA does.

He's getting bonded out today. I know I'll see him on Monday, so I can get his side of the story first hand.

ScottDLS wrote: If he has a LTC, they will no doubt amend that to 46.035b-1...which is still a felony. I wonder if there was a properly posted 51% sign. If not he will have a Defense to raise.

I've been there before. I'm pretty sure it's properly posted. I might have to swing by there and double check. Either way, it's pretty clearly a bar.

According to the jail that he is in, the charge is PC 46.02 (c)/ Unlawful carrying weapon on alcohol premises. Third degree felony.

I've just been made privy to a case of UCW in a 51% location by license holder in my area. This happened today. The preliminary info is that the defendant is a member of a certain fraternal organization. This organization owns and operates a lodge that is licenced by the TABC as a 51% location. The defendant (and probably a lot of other members of this lodge) regularly carries his pistol on the premises. He and another member got into a verbal altercation. Not a physical one. I don't know what the altercation was about, but, the other guy knew that the defendant carries his pistol and called the cops. Now the defendant is at the jail for felony UCW and has a $30,000 bond set. That's all the info I have at the moment. I will keep track of the case and follow up when more info becomes available.

Moral of the story: 1. Don't carry into 51% place even if it is a member's only lodge; 2. Be careful who you let know that you are carrying because they can use that against you; 3. Don't get into fights with people while you are carrying, see point #2.