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FYI for those who are interested....

I ran across an article from the Texas Firearms Coalition, written by a Charles Cotton. I really hope it is the Charles Cotton of this forum. It was an article written about Texas SB 321. The following is an excerpt from that article dated June 13, 2011.

In order to get the Bill out of committee, it was necessary to limit the application of SB321 to CHLs in chemical manufacturing plants and refineries. These companies wanted to be completely exempt from SB321 and, failing that, they wanted CHLs to be able to have only handguns in their cars. Fortunately, our friends in Austin stood firm and the only concession made was limiting SB321 to CHLs, but allowing them to have any type of firearm and ammunition they wish in their cars.

Here is a link to the entire article.....it's well worth the read!

https://www.texasfirearmscoalition.com/ ... Itemid=248" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I was also reading at http://www.nradefensefund.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and found this about a Charles Cotton.

Charles L. Cotton, Trustee
Friendswood, Texas

Current member of the National Rifle Association's Board of Directors. Married with two sons. Committees: Finance, Legal Affairs, Bylaws and Resolutions, Action Pistol. Civil trial attorney and partner with successful Houston, Texas law firm. Consulted with Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate sponsors of Texas' Concealed Handgun License (CHL) bills from 1993 through 1997, 1999, and 2003. Contributed language to the CHL statute and its amendments, and testified for CHL and anti-lawsuit legislation. At the request of the CHL authors, testified on implementation of the Texas CHL statute. Second Amendment advocate as interviewee on television, radio and talk shows and newspaper articles both before and after passage of Texas CHL statute. Seminar speaker on Texas' CHL statute and Texas firearms laws and state constitutional protections. Competitive shooter, hunter, collector and NRA Certified Instructor. Member TSRA, IDPA, IPSC, NSSR, LEAA, co-founder and Match Director of PSC-IDPA Match.

Please tell me this man and the Charles Cotton of this forum are the same person!

Needless to say.......I am much happier today than I was yesterday. I'll be armed on the way to and from work tomorrow! Thanks everyone for your help!

Yes..... I would like Charles' input also! Thanks canvasbck!

Ok.... Are you say the parking lot must meet all three or will only one of these prevent a CHL holder from stowing at a plant. Because ........ At my plant.....
(i) that contains the physical plant ( my plant is further into the complex and secured entry is needed for access.
(ii) that is not open to the public; and ( our gates stay open 100 % of the time during daylight hours and anyone can enter and park. At night..... Mostly after10:00pm the gates are closed.... Cause they really can't monitor the lot well anytime and traffic drops to nothing. During the day....it's a free for all)
(iii) the ingress to which is constantly monitored by security personnel. ( this is debatable. We do have security... This security has view of the ingress but rarely if ever monitor who enters the parking lot during the day due to the sheer volume of traffic and the opposite is probably true at night. Anyone enters during the day and late at night no one enters.

What's your thoughts!

OK guys......people keep telling me that I should be able to keep my weapon stowed in my locked vehicle while parked at my chemical plant job.

The way I read it....

Sec 52.061. Says that I can

then

Sec 52.062. says "Exemptions" (a) Sec 52.061 does not
(2) apply to:
(F) property owned or leased by a chemical manufacturer or oil and gas refiner with an air authorization under Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, and on which the primary business conducted is the manufacture, use, storage, or transportation of hazardous, combustible, or explosive materials, except in regard to an employee who holds a license to carry a concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and who stores a firearm or ammunition the employee is authorized by law to possess in a locked, privately owned motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area the employer provides for employees that is outside of a secured and restricted area:
(i) that contains the physical plant;
(ii) that is not open to the public; and
(iii) the ingress into which is constantly

What part of this gives a CHL holder the right to stow? Everything I read says Sec 52.061 does not apply to......
Does the"except" except the "Exemptions"? This is way too confusing!