Be that as it may, it was not a violation. Who saw the weapon is irrelevant.HighVelocity wrote:I know that legally it has to be proved that the chl holder intentionally failed to conceal BUT, even if it's an accidental flash, it's all about WHO saw it.
Say you're in a grocery store and you reach up on a high shelf to get a bag of chips. Your weapon is momentarily exposed and a young child sees it. The child then tells his mom that "that man" has "a gun".
The next thing you know you're being approached by a uniform. I don't want or need that kind of hassle in my day.
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- Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Flashing?
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- Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:39 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Flashing?
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Its really pretty simple. An inadvertant display is not a violation.
§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 fails to conceal the handgun.
(g) An offense under Subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) is
a Class A misdemeanor, unless the offense is committed under
§6.03. Definitions of culpable mental states.
(a) A person acts intentionally, or with intent, with respect
to the nature of his conduct or to a result of his conduct when it is
his conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause
the result.
§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 fails to conceal the handgun.
(g) An offense under Subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) is
a Class A misdemeanor, unless the offense is committed under
§6.03. Definitions of culpable mental states.
(a) A person acts intentionally, or with intent, with respect
to the nature of his conduct or to a result of his conduct when it is
his conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause
the result.