Ok, I'm going to put my ignorance of full display and give you guys a good chuckle tonight. It's been a long weekend, it's late, I'm tired, and apparently my brain is a little foggy, so I need some assistance here with an answer to a stupid question.
Texas penal code paragraph 46.02 basically says that it's unlawful to carry a handgun "on or about" a person
unless that person is on his own premises, or premises under that persons control, or is inside or directly en route to or from his car. And that's basically it.
Obviously I'm missing something here. Otherwise, why aren't the cops lined up to arrest all these people without CHL's as they carry their handguns "about their person" in and out of shooting ranges all over Texas?
Now what really got me to this point is that I was scrolling through some FAQs somewhere (I forget where now) that said it was illegal in Texas to open carry a handgun on someone else's private property, even with the property owner's permission. I find that a little hard to believe, too, but haven't yet found anything in the Texas statues to prove otherwise.
So if I invite my own son out to my place in the country to shoot his handgun on my private property, does that mean that we are breaking the law?
Surely that can't be right, but I guess I'm just too bleary-eyed right now to find the right section of the law to clear that up.
I know a bunch of you guys can quote chapter and verse of the law right off the top of your head, so I'd appreciate it if you could point me to the relevant passages!
