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by jgp
Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:54 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Lost My CHL...
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Re: Lost My CHL...

AEA wrote:Correct!

You can carry normally from your house to your car. The gun does not have to be concealed during the carry and could actually be in you hand if you want.
Whoa there... I don't think you're allowed open carry to your car. Even if you were, walking across your apartment parking lot with a visible weapon is asking for trouble of one kind or another. Put it in a bag or something, or risk attracting unwanted "man with a gun" attention.
Once inside your car, the gun MUST be concealed. That means it can be in your glove box, under a dishrag on the seat or in your concealed carry holster on your person. But..........you cannot get out of the car with it on your person! If you get out of the car, you must first put it in the glove box or under that dishrag..........

Once you get to your business (or a place under your control) you can exit the car with it on your person and enter that location directly.
I agree with that, except keeping it on your body in the car. If you are stopped and asked to step out of the vehicle by a peace officer, you have to have a really uncomfortable conversation because you can't exit the vehicle with it on without breaking the law, and you don't want to handle it in the presence of LEO that doesn't know you.

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