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TexasGal wrote:Sheesh! I sure hope we can get Campus Carry passed this session. You shouldn't have to worry about showing your CHL to a campus cop, though I suppose a private university could still post 30.06.

The way to fix that, by the way for anyone who might be listening, is to write it so that any school receiving state monies cannot post....

LarryH wrote: For the most part, Texas law makes no distinction between a loaded gun and an unloaded one, as far as whether a person has "committed an offense".

Penal Code 46.01....you're right as far as I can tell. In that case, if you've got a firearm in the cabin of the vehicle, IMHO, INAL, you're obligated to present your CHL.

Lonest4r wrote:Would you be required to show your CHL if when pulled over and asked for id the gun is in a locked box under your seat? Just wondering if that classifies as carrying under the authority of your CHL.

Is the gun loaded in that lock box?
If you are carrying a concealed weapon in your vehicle and have a CHL, you are not carrying under the MPA but under your CHL.
By the book, if the pistol in the locked box is unloaded, I'd say no, you don't have to show your CHL. Common sense dictates you not agitate the officer and give him your CHL when asked for ID.
if it is loaded, then yes, you are obligated to give the officer your CHL when asked for ID.