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- Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:29 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Official email reply from the Plano ISD.
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Re: Official email reply from the Plano ISD.
I have emailed him back asking when we can expect the wrong signage to be removed. Let's see what I get back on Monday.
- Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:47 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Official email reply from the Plano ISD.
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Official email reply from the Plano ISD.
I emailed the PISD regarding the 30.06 signs posted in the entrance to PISD school parking lots. Here's the reply.
I remember we discussed it before but to be honest, I was surprised by the reply (and happy that we see eye to eye in that matter) and how fast they replied. I emailed them earlier today.
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Mr. Nesta,
Thank you for your email. It may be that the particular sign you saw was one posted prior to some of the revisions in the Texas Penal Code dealing with CHL holders. We have a number of aging/faded signs that, at some point, may be replaced or removed.
My understanding of the CHL law is that a person holding a CHL commits an offense if he/she carries a handgun into the building of an educational facility or to a school sporting event, but that parking lot areas are not included in that prohibition. See Texas Penal Code Sections 30.06 (Trespass by Holder of License to Carry Concealed Handgun); 46.03 (Places Weapons Prohibited); and 46.035 (Unlawful Carrying of Handgun by License Holder).
In my experience, and as a practical matter, a generally law abiding CHL holder is not going to unlawfully carry his gun into a school, and a person bent on death and destruction is not going to be deterred by a mere sign.
Sincerely,
Joseph L. Parks
Executive Director
Safety and Security Services
Plano Independent School District
2700 W. 15th Street
Plano, Texas 75075
(469)752-8057
I remember we discussed it before but to be honest, I was surprised by the reply (and happy that we see eye to eye in that matter) and how fast they replied. I emailed them earlier today.
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Mr. Nesta,
Thank you for your email. It may be that the particular sign you saw was one posted prior to some of the revisions in the Texas Penal Code dealing with CHL holders. We have a number of aging/faded signs that, at some point, may be replaced or removed.
My understanding of the CHL law is that a person holding a CHL commits an offense if he/she carries a handgun into the building of an educational facility or to a school sporting event, but that parking lot areas are not included in that prohibition. See Texas Penal Code Sections 30.06 (Trespass by Holder of License to Carry Concealed Handgun); 46.03 (Places Weapons Prohibited); and 46.035 (Unlawful Carrying of Handgun by License Holder).
In my experience, and as a practical matter, a generally law abiding CHL holder is not going to unlawfully carry his gun into a school, and a person bent on death and destruction is not going to be deterred by a mere sign.
Sincerely,
Joseph L. Parks
Executive Director
Safety and Security Services
Plano Independent School District
2700 W. 15th Street
Plano, Texas 75075
(469)752-8057