Oldgringo wrote:Everything you need to know, and some things you don't, are covered over and over within this forum. As you've already learned, the local constabulary may not be the best source of information on the subject of concealed carry in Texas.
"Off Limits" locations for CHL's (whether there's a sign or not)
(This list does not include Federal locations such as off limits Federal Buildings)
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Signs for the CHLer (Has 30.06 signs, but the valid current enforceable one and the outdated one which says 29(ee)
mainly watch for valid 30.06 signs, and 51% signs (bars/clubs) as far as signs
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Those threads and the PDF from the Department of Public Safety TexasCajun posted above are "need to knows" if nothing else, but this forum has much more too
If you've moved here ... You ought to go ahead and take a Texas class/do the paperwork etc to get a Texas CHL, so you'll be legal in school zones under the Federal Gun Free School Zone Act which provides an exemption for you outside a school building (can't go in building-Texas law), but while in a gun free school zone (exempt outside the buildings, in school zoneFederal Law), if you have a "license issued by the State in which the school is located* like if you go in a school parking lot in your car etc. ... but certain things like outdoor sporting events, outdoor school sponsored activities etc ... you can't carry(Texas law)
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