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JALLEN wrote:

Keith B wrote:
The only legal way to carry an unloaded or loaded pistol without a LTC is if you are in your home, on property or in a vehicle you own or control, OR are engaged in a sporting activity like target shooting. That means you can carry it to the range, and back, but can't detour in the process.

Sec. 46.15. NONAPPLICABILITY.
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(b) Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who:
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(3) is engaging in lawful hunting, fishing, or other sporting activity on the immediate premises where the activity is conducted, or is en route between the premises and the actor's residence, motor vehicle, or watercraft, if the weapon is a type commonly used in the activity;

So, having a loaded pistol en route to the range and back is alright as long as it isn't visible, except of course for the GFSZ 1,000'. Is that right?

Of course, most every range I've been to forbids loaded firearms except on the firing line and subject to thir range rules.

JALLEN wrote:

Teamless wrote:

JALLEN wrote:Unloaded, in a case.... What's the problem, assuming you are reasonably secure from officious intermeddlers hoping to get lucky along the way?

in an ideal world, I agree with you JALLEN, however, we don't live in an ideal world.
Unloaded or loaded, I also do not think makes a difference, as I don't think the penal code cares if it is loaded or not.

If it makes no difference, why do you need a permit to carry a concealed pistol?

Do you need a LTC to carry an unloaded pistol concealed? It's concealed in a range bag, or perhaps in those Wilderness Safepackers or a purse, etc.

Sec. 46.15. NONAPPLICABILITY.
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(b) Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who:
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(3) is engaging in lawful hunting, fishing, or other sporting activity on the immediate premises where the activity is conducted, or is en route between the premises and the actor's residence, motor vehicle, or watercraft, if the weapon is a type commonly used in the activity;