It pretty much is a joint use area. The school uses it exclusively M-F, and the church uses it exclusively Sunday mornings for Sunday school classes. The church also uses it on Wednesday nights.
Could a prosecutor charge you with a felony for carry in the building during Sunday morning? Is it worth the risk?
Hopefully the bill Mr. Cotton wrote will get passed and make this issue obsolete.
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- Tue May 22, 2018 8:20 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: When is a school a school?
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- Tue May 22, 2018 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: When is a school a school?
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Re: When is a school a school?
Yes it is accredited. My guess is the law may not address this specific situation. Or perhaps there’s an agreement between the church and school which specifies control, maintenance, etc. Of course the general public would have no knowledge of what is in such agreement. Again, there could be negative ramifications to asking either the church or school.
- Tue May 22, 2018 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: When is a school a school?
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When is a school a school?
I've looked and cannot find this answered before. My kid attends a private K-12 school that is on a church campus and connected to the main church building. The church is not posted 30.06 or 30.07. According to the county appraisal district (which probably means nothing from a legal perspective), the entire parcel of land is owned by the church. However, the church uses the school building on Sundays for Sunday School classes for kids and adults.
Walking from the church into the school portion, there is no sign informing someone the building is a school. Since my kid attends school there, I know that building is a school but not everyone would have that knowledge. So my question is, when is that building a school for purposes of concealed carry? Is it still considered a school on Sundays? What about during the summer? I would love to legally carry there on Sundays but right now do not because I don't want to risk a felony.
I guess I could ask for permission to carry although I'm not sure if it would be the church or the school who would/could grant consent. Doing so could also cause negative consequences such as 30.06/30.07 signs going up at my kid's school which I definitely want to avoid.
Walking from the church into the school portion, there is no sign informing someone the building is a school. Since my kid attends school there, I know that building is a school but not everyone would have that knowledge. So my question is, when is that building a school for purposes of concealed carry? Is it still considered a school on Sundays? What about during the summer? I would love to legally carry there on Sundays but right now do not because I don't want to risk a felony.
I guess I could ask for permission to carry although I'm not sure if it would be the church or the school who would/could grant consent. Doing so could also cause negative consequences such as 30.06/30.07 signs going up at my kid's school which I definitely want to avoid.