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My point was that they realize that proving beyond a reasonable doubt that someone is not traveling to or from their car is nearly impossible to do, so they simply choose not to even charge anyone. Like I said in my original post I wouldn't interprit the law as a free pass to carry concealed but at the same time when DA's and LEO's themselves say that it is too difficult to prosecute then I certainly wouldn't be worried about carrying well within the limits of the law in my vehicle or to and from it... which is what the original topic of discussion in this thread was, my argument was in no way regarding the new law versus a CHL.

This article goes into some good detail about the new law and how LEO's can't really do squat when it comes to a concealed weapon in your car or even on your person. For them to arrest you with a concealed weapon they have to prove that you are not in "transit" and if you aren't at your home you are in pretty much a perpetual state of travel or transit... and like the Dallas DA in the article states, that is "nearly impossible" to prove that someone with a concealed weapon isn't travelling... especially beyond a reasonable doubt.

http://www.dallasobserver.com/2007-10-2 ... ll-travel/

Now, I don't think I'll take this law and carry while I don't have my CHL and play the "oh I'm travelling card" if stopped walking into an HEB, I will however have no problem carrying in my vehicle and then to and from my vehicle, especially when walking from my vehicle to my home. I live in a condo within the loop in Houston, and being a single guy I come home at late hours, so this is a big help for me.