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by 2firfun50
Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:42 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Minor incident with another CHL'er today
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Re: Minor incident with another CHL'er today

TexasGal wrote:My first thought upon reading this thread was the part where he unconcealed his gun without any apparent concern and equally had no reluctance to enter postal poperty with it. Two likely reasons came to mind: He feels all laws that inhibit his desire to carry whatever where ever are to be disdained as much as possible, Or he never really learned the laws to begin with. That sounds more like a non resident CHL. I certainly hope every Texas Instructor is doing a way better job of getting these basic things across thoroughly. But when you get an out of state license that never covers Texas law at all, you are on your own to learn them. Some people are really lousy at that. Did he ever answer who his instructor was?

My second thought was that this is just one example of the kind of reactions we would likely see if open carry was enacted in Texas. Lots of places could be posted that aren't now and it could affect a lot of us who are carrying concealed at work. I carried concealed for years at an office that would likely have been posted immediately if they ever ever had a single person enter it openly armed. A majority of their patients were left wing in their politics and the owner would have posted it to avoid upsetting them. The OP is now having to worry if his own right to carry will be jeopardized by a single dimwit.
I experienced a similar situation in 2009 at my place of employment. A CHL holder had an "intential" failure to conceal on the job. He whipped out his shinney, new EDC to show a buddy. The facility was not posted, but all employees knew a firearm anywhere on the property was automatic termination. By the time this individual finished "educating" management about Texas CHL law and expounding on his 2A rights, he was hooked up and on his way to jail.

The very next morning, the entire property was properly 30.06 posted, meetings were held to inform everyone that possession of a firearm on the property would result is arrest and termination. Corporate Legal presided over the meetings and quoted chapter and verse from the Texas statutes. So every CHL holder was effectively barred from carrying to and from work until the parking lot law went into effect on 9/1/2011. The 30.06 signs came down for the parking lot, and remain today for the buildings.

It only takes 1 jackwagon.

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