Loaded magazine briefly exposed
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Re: Loaded magazine briefly exposed
I was wearing my magazines in a Citizen's Police Academy class, the head instructor made a comment, but confirmed it was legal.
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Once again, someone just HAD to push my buzzer, didn't they? THERE IS NO SUCH THING IN TEXAS PENAL CODE AS "BRANDISHING". It does NOT exist in this state. That word is for King Mayor Bloomberg's NYC and his subjects, or similar places. Did you intentionally fail to conceal your weapon? If not, nothing happened. You had a piece of metal with some ammunition in it, neither of which are illegal to have in your possession, assuming you aren't a felon IIRC, in the State of Texas. Some Nervous Nelly type might get a case of the vapors, but they don't have any legal standing to the best of my knowledge. If I am wrong, I'm sure someone on here WILL quote penal code and set me straight.rp_photo wrote:At my last photo shoot, I put a 15 round Glock 19 magazine in the camera bag, and at one point it tumbled out when I was taking out some other equipment while the bag was on the ground.
I immediately picked it up and put it back before anyone noticed, but had anyone seen it would it have been considered a brandish?
(Edited to add apology; that word is my pet peeve. Sorry I got so wound up.)
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Wowser! No, no foul and no penalty.
Just don't brandish like that again.
sorry, Heartland
Just don't brandish like that again.
sorry, Heartland

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You didn't react as strongly as txinvestigator would have.Heartland Patriot wrote:Once again, someone just HAD to push my buzzer, didn't they? THERE IS NO SUCH THING IN TEXAS PENAL CODE AS "BRANDISHING". It does NOT exist in this state. That word is for King Mayor Bloomberg's NYC and his subjects, or similar places. Did you intentionally fail to conceal your weapon? If not, nothing happened. You had a piece of metal with some ammunition in it, neither of which are illegal to have in your possession, assuming you aren't a felon IIRC, in the State of Texas. Some Nervous Nelly type might get a case of the vapors, but they don't have any legal standing to the best of my knowledge. If I am wrong, I'm sure someone on here WILL quote penal code and set me straight.rp_photo wrote:At my last photo shoot, I put a 15 round Glock 19 magazine in the camera bag, and at one point it tumbled out when I was taking out some other equipment while the bag was on the ground.
I immediately picked it up and put it back before anyone noticed, but had anyone seen it would it have been considered a brandish?
(Edited to add apology; that word is my pet peeve. Sorry I got so wound up.)
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Mercy, you sure said that right.

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Re: Loaded magazine briefly exposed
I dropped my mag at the shop once and my coworker shouted, "What are you doing with bullets!?". I brushed it off saying something about having been to the range the day before and must have left it iny pocket.
He ate my excuse up and never mentioned it again. A white lie never hurt anyone.
He ate my excuse up and never mentioned it again. A white lie never hurt anyone.
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Yeah, yeah...I don't know what it is about that word but when I hear it...johnson0317 wrote:Wowser! No, no foul and no penalty.
Just don't brandish like that again.
sorry, Heartland
