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TX_shooter wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:I'm pretty sure you can't CCW to a high school football game. That kind of distinction seems pretty clear to me.

The questions that interest me more are the "gray area" ones. For instance, if a non-school related organization is renting that high school football stadium for a non-school related event, does the law still apply? For example... If a church organization wanted to rent the stadium for a crusade event, would the fact that the stadium owner is the ISD make it illegal for you to carry into the event? (Think Billy Graham crusade, or something like that.)

IANAL and this is not legal advice.

If the event is not sponsored by a school or educational institution then you can legally carry, so ;you can carry for the example you've mentioned.

PC w6.03. PLACES WEAPONS PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits
an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses
or goes with a firearm, illegal knife, club, or prohibited weapon
listed in Section 46.05(a):
(1) on the physical premises of a school or educational institution,
any grounds or building on which an activity sponsored by a school or
educational institution is being conducted, or a passenger transportation
vehicle of a school or educational institution, whether the school or
educational institution is public or private, unless pursuant to written
regulations or written authorization of the institution;

I think an important distinction is an actual school ("physical premises of a school or educational institution") vs. a school activity at another location such as a stadium ("any grounds or building on which an activity sponsored by a school or ed. inst. is being conducted"). For Annoyed Man, it reads that it's legal to carry at a stadium that sometimes houses school sponsored events when there is not a school-sponsored event going on. For the guy asking about carrying at church that meets at the school building, I'd have to say that's not allowed by the current law, since it would fall under the first phrase, not requiring an event for the location to be considered off-limits. Am I right here? So a school building ("physical premises") is off limits from when it's built until it's knocked down or sold to someone to take a new identity, right?

Could bring in lots of gray areas, like basketball gymnasiums that are sometimes used for non-school events, and are located "close" to the main school buildings, but maybe across a street or a few hundred feet away or something. I dunno. Thoughts?