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Thanks, guys. That's what I said, too, but I figured it'd be best to cover all bases.

I have a question from my boss.

He owns a private business here and was told by the local police that he cannot carry a handgun on his property while it is open to the public. I'm not sure how the logistics work out, because he both lives and works on the property. We have customers in his back yard, basically.

The LEO said something about the fact that being open to the public somehow nullifies the right to carry on the property, but I couldn't find that in the Texas Penal Code. The only thing I could find was the section where it talked about property that a person owns, or controls, but no subsection that limited the right to carry.

Yes, I know the right answer is for him to get a CHL, which I've convinced him of, but both of us were curious about what statute the LEO was talking about. It can't be a city ordinance as we are outside city limits.

Thanks in advance.