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after talking to my traveling buddy (LEO) i decided to take the gun and just leave it in the car. the way he understands the MPA (and he admittedly hadn't reviewed the law in a while) is that as long as you can legally own the weapon and are travelling in a private vehicle, it's ok. he said it would be the officer's decision, obviously, to make a stink or not - but he thinks i'd be ok since im in the company of a police officer. however, neither of us were aware of the strict regulations regarding the USACOE and their property - we thought this was privately owned land and therefore ok to licensed carry... or MPA and leave in the car once you arrive.

thanks for all the info pertaining to the laws, i wont be making that mistake again.

luckily for me, there were no incidents and therefore no problems with MPA.

thanks for the feedback, folks - it's appreciated.

especially the news of the river flow... or the lack thereof... we have friends who are already there and theyve sent pics of our area... plenty of baby falls-a-flowin to keep us cool while we post up in chairs.

the tubing, however, was reported as 'almost nonexistent.'

i'll talk to my buddy who's driving and see what he thinks about it. he is a LEO afterall... just wanted to get yalls thoughts.

yeah, that's why i asked you guys... the way i interpret it, only the driver of the vehicle is allowed under MPA. I guess it's at the officer's discretion since we're splitting driving duties 50/50.

i have a conceal bag that i use as my range bag... i could just stick it under the seat and not have to worry about it.

its a tough decision... i want to be a law abiding citizen, but part of me almost feels obligated to carry en route.

i found the website of the campground. it says, 'no fireworks or firearms of any kind.'

i can only assume that since there are no 30.06 signs, this 'policy' on their website doesn't apply to CHLers....

ohhhhhh... now i understand the confusion, thanks for the clarification!!

we're going to be floating the guadalupe river, staying at a campground near the 'Lazy L&L.' i'll do some research to see if it's one of the Army COE territories - thanks for the heads up on that... would have been a pretty crappy way to end a vacation, lol.

so, regarding the MPA - if the owner of a firearm is a passenger, not the driver, is the possession of a concealed handgun still covered?

i cant find any verbage other than, '...owned or being operated by...' and to me, that doesn't sound like a passenger is covered.

but, if we're splitting driving duties... i would think it would apply.

LOL

yes, the person driving is actually a LEO... so i think i'll be ok in that dept. ;)

i guess my concern was, if we're pulled over and i'm a passenger at the time, rather than driver... is the driver going to have to claim the weapon?



and yes, HB1815 is what allows us to carry in our cars sans a CHL.


thanks!!!

I'm going to the river with some friends this weekend and was planning on carrying my Sig in the car with me for the 3.5 hour trip. Obviously once there, it will stay in the camper the whole time (we're towing it, not driving it)

my question is - since we have decided to take my friend's truck, rather than mine, can I legally have the weapon in the vehicle with me while we're driving, under HB1815?

i do NOT have my CHL yet, FYI.

thanks, folks!