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Trele6 wrote:

jmra wrote:

howdy wrote:It is easy for me to say it is legal to carry in your scenarios. Please keep in mind that what is legal and what the campus Police perceive as legal might not always be the same. I would hope your CHL Instructor explained to you that there are many gray areas and misunderstandings in CHL law. I was recently told by an Assistant DA in Houston that Church carry is always illegal. Even after telling him the law and the section of the code, he still insisted it was not legal. ( he had no legal basis for this, just his gut feeling) You quoted the law and you can read it as well as any Instructor. Sometimes the best answer is "use your best judgement."

The ADA that you spoke to is an idiot. The law regarding church carry is very clear - you are good to go unless it is posted with a 30.06 compliant sign, you have received verbal notice from someone with authority to speak for the organization, or you were given a card with proper 30.06 wording.
If the ADA doesn't get that he needs to find another line of work.

Sounds like a good place to stay away from with an ADA like that. Wonder how many people are wrongly prosecuted in their area?

WildBill wrote:

jmra wrote:

howdy wrote:It is easy for me to say it is legal to carry in your scenarios. Please keep in mind that what is legal and what the campus Police perceive as legal might not always be the same. I would hope your CHL Instructor explained to you that there are many gray areas and misunderstandings in CHL law. I was recently told by an Assistant DA in Houston that Church carry is always illegal. Even after telling him the law and the section of the code, he still insisted it was not legal. ( he had no legal basis for this, just his gut feeling) You quoted the law and you can read it as well as any Instructor. Sometimes the best answer is "use your best judgement."

The ADA that you spoke to is an idiot. The law regarding church carry is very clear - you are good to go unless it is posted with a 30.06 compliant sign, you have received verbal notice from someone with authority to speak for the organization, or you were given a card with proper 30.06 wording.
If the ADA doesn't get that he needs to find another line of work.

The ADA is probably not an idiot. He probably just needs some more education in the law.

howdy wrote:It is easy for me to say it is legal to carry in your scenarios. Please keep in mind that what is legal and what the campus Police perceive as legal might not always be the same. I would hope your CHL Instructor explained to you that there are many gray areas and misunderstandings in CHL law. I was recently told by an Assistant DA in Houston that Church carry is always illegal. Even after telling him the law and the section of the code, he still insisted it was not legal. ( he had no legal basis for this, just his gut feeling) You quoted the law and you can read it as well as any Instructor. Sometimes the best answer is "use your best judgement."