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jmra wrote:

TexasRifleman wrote:I'm curious about something I have seen in this thread and others.

When the subject of "printing" comes up people post this:

GC411.171 “Concealed handgun” means a handgun, the presence of which is not openly discernible to the ordinary observation of a reasonable person.

Why? That's in the GC and not part of the Penal Code, it is a definition for a term that is not used in the Penal Code.

The actual criminal law says:

Sec. 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another person in a public place.

There is no gun visible in the pictures, so why does anyone care? Bulges, lumps, even bulges and lumps that are obviously a gun mean nothing. Why does this continue to be a "thing"?

Cus peoples bees ignernt.

Recently my wife and I went indoor skydiving. One guy in particular stood out to me. He was also there to go skydiving. When he walked in with his wife, I immediately noticed a firearm on the right side of his hip. He wore a tight T-shirt, so his gun was printing. His shirt wasn’t tucked in and it wasn’t long enough to cover the barrel of his pistol either. His outside the waistband holster even allowed me to see his aftermarket fiber optic front sight.

WhoDat wrote:Well, I'm new enough to CHL that I would hope somebody would give me the heads-up... In the same way that I'd hope somebody would make me aware if I was walking around with a half roll of toilet paper dangling out of my pants.

Dadtodabone wrote:

WildBill wrote:

mojo84 wrote:I think it's a tumor.

It's not a tumor!

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gigag04 wrote:

gljjt wrote:

gigag04 wrote:TX LEOs have no legal requirement to conceal a handgun whether on or off duty. Many have a dept policy that requires concealed carry when off duty.

I will tell you that as long the gun is somewhat covered, it is NBD in the LEO world...

May be but unconcealed w/o a badge visible could result in a MWAG call. Common sense says conceal well or display a badge.

And blood will run in the streets! This must be stopped...for the children..

LSUTiger wrote:

mojo84 wrote:

LSUTiger wrote:

Rrash wrote:I wouldn't say anything. Let an officer take care of that. He might be an off duty LEO.

Why do people keep going back to the off duty LEO baloney?

According to friends at the SLPD, LEO's are not exempt from needing a CHL to conceal carry on or off duty and are subject to following the same laws the rest of us have to follow.

I do not believe you are getting good information. Can you provide a link or something more solid than hearsay?

You might be correct! See this link http://gunningtx.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/cops-carry/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

LSUTiger wrote:

Rrash wrote:I wouldn't say anything. Let an officer take care of that. He might be an off duty LEO.

Why do people keep going back to the off duty LEO baloney?

According to friends at the SLPD, LEO's are not exempt from needing a CHL to conceal carry on or off duty and are subject to following the same laws the rest of us have to follow.