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03Lightningrocks wrote:

flb_78 wrote:They post half of a 30.06 sign at the local shows here.

I carry right past it because the sign in not proper and it's at the Amarillo Civic Center.

I also never expose my carry piece while at the show. I have carried in other guns and checked them because I was looking for holsters or selling/trading.

Most gun shows these days are loaded with undercover ATF. I sure would hate to get busted for illegal carry by one of those storm troopers. They would probably shoot you on the spot...LOL. All kidding aside, the risk of getting caught in a gun show seems higher than most other places that don't have 50 law enforcement officers lurking around all over the place.

If gun show is on TX state/local owned property, then even a proper 30.06 sign does not make carry by CHL holder a crime. If the gun show is on private property and doesn't have a legally compliant 30.06 sign, then carry by CHL holder is not a crime. I'd be surprised if a federal agent (ATF) would be interested in "busting" you for NOT "illegal" carry. They are generally there looking for federal crimes. If they arrest you then they either have to charge you with a federal crime, which carrying at Will Rogers with a CHL isn't... Or turn you over to state/local police for charging with....ooops, no state crime.