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MasterOfNone wrote:I think you have to consider PC 46.035(b)(2):

(2) on the premises where a high school, collegiate, or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking place, unless the license holder is a participant in the event and a handgun is used in the event;

Regardless of sponsorship, this could be considered an interscholastic event because it is a competition among school teams.

You know, I've always read "interscholastic event" as meaning UIL. A gray area indeed...I wil have to think hard about this one.

Teamless wrote:is it only high school teams there?
Are they representatives of their school, or are they only school age kids?

Yes, yes and yes.

Scenario: A robotics competition at the Dallas Convention Center (city-owned, no problems with carry there), featuring high school teams from throughout N. Texas. The competition is hosted by a non-profit organization based out of state and not affiliated with any educational institution. Individual teams might or might not be "sponsored" by a school, but the event itself is not "school-sponsored" directly.

Question: Carry or no carry? Does the mere presence of school-age children (the ones most in need of our protection, but I digress) define an organized event as "school-sponsored"?