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bayouhazard wrote:Did management rush out and post a NO GUNS sign?

Well, there was no PC30.06 sign when I went in . . . and as always, I darned well looked.

I had to.

I took my mother out to an Austin area restaurant for lunch today (Happy Birthday, Mom!) and about halfway through the meal a couple of folks on their way out passed our table - they came from behind me and the guy was wearing a regular tucked-in shirt and jeans . . . and a 1911 in a belt slide holster at 4:00. You know the holster type, no more than 2" wide, it exposes both the butt of the pistol above the holster and a couple inches of the muzzle end of the slide below. No jacket, vest, or any cover garment.

I didn't see him from the front so I don't know whether or not he had a badge clipped to his belt, but I was wondering . . . how common is it for Texas LEOs to appear in ordinary street clothes and essentially "open carry" their sidearm? And are there any uniform regs that address this? I was sort of under the impression that plainclothes officers were generally expected to carry their sidearms discreetly . . .

I don't have a problem with it, I'm just curious . . .