Kyle City Park and Liberary

[Huff9337]

How do I fine out if it is legal to carry in the Kyle Public Liberary? It is across the street from a school. Also can you carry in the Kyle city park. I do not know who to ask. If I ask in the liberary they will most likely say no carry. Can anybody help me? Thanks

[ScottDLS]

How do I fine out if it is legal to carry in the Kyle Public Liberary? It is across the street from a school. Also can you carry in the Kyle city park. I do not know who to ask. If I ask in the liberary they will most likely say no carry. Can anybody help me? Thanks

If you have a Texas Concealed Handgun License, then it is legal to carry in a Public Library, unless the library is part of the school (doubtful). It is legal to carry in a city park with a CHL too. There may be signs posted at either of these locations, but they do not make carrying (w/ a CHL) illegal. A couple of legal citations to back this up...

Hope this helps.

-Scott

PC §46.15. NONAPPLICABILITY
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(b) Section 46.02 (unlawful carry of a weapon -Scott's add.) does not apply to a person who:
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(6) is carrying a concealed handgun and a valid license issued
under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a
concealed handgun of the same category as the handgun the person
is carrying;

PC §30.06. TRESPASS BY HOLDER OF LICENSE TO CARRY
CONCEALED HANDGUN.
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(e) It is an exception to the application of this section that the property
on which the license holder carries a handgun is owned or leased
by a governmental entity and is not a premises or other place on which
the license holder is prohibited from carrying the handgun under
Section 46.03 or 46.035.

LGC §229.001. FIREARMS; EXPLOSIVES. (a) A municipality may
not adopt regulations relating to the transfer, private ownership,
keeping, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, ammunition,
or firearm supplies.
(b) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority a municipality has
under another law to:
(6) regulate the carrying of a firearm by a person other than a
person licensed to carry a concealed handgun under Subchapter H,
Chapter 411, Government Code, at a:
(A) public park;
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[Huff9337]

Thanks Scott big help...