I looked at that case, and the court said they would not define "traveler", but that in that case, it seemed the defendant was indeed a traveler.Mike1951 wrote:Consider that a 35 mile trip in 1898 might equate to a 500 mile trip today. Both would amount to a day's travel.Bain vs State of Texas
In this 1898 case, the Texas court decides that a person going a distance of 35 miles, and staying overnight, is a "traveler" under a statute permitting travelers to carry firearms on their person.
I would like to know if there's any truth to the legendary (or mythical) Roy Bean ruling: that if the person is standing still, he's not carrying; if he's moving, he's traveling.