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bblhd672 wrote:

Soccerdad1995 wrote:Which brings me to another question. Did I technically violate the law when I unholstered my gun that night and placed it in the small portable safe that I brought for the purpose. After all, I did have an unholstered gun in my hand for a minute or so while in a location that was not under my control.

Unless your brother in law or sister gave you effective notice that they did not want your gun in their house, IMHO (not a lawyer) you didn't not violate any laws.

I know I didn't violate any laws carrying the gun. But I'm not sure about being able to legally unholster a gun in premises that are not under your control. Anyway, like TAM said, it is undoubtedly a moot point since even if illegal, prosecution would be extremely unlikely.

On the plus side, I encountered no locations in the DFW area where I was not allowed to legally carry my weapon. The trip included a visit to ICE at the Gaylord hotel, shopping at an Academy, a Cabelas, and two malls, and trips to several restaurants. We did make a quick run to the Windstar casino in OK. They had "no firearms" signs posted everywhere, and with me being ignorant of relevant OK law on signage, I left my gun in the car. At any rate, it was refreshing to see a lack of 30.06 signs in the DFW area.

Ironically enough a similar situation just occurred with me on Thanksgiving day. We were watching the football game after eating Thanksgiving dinner and my BIL mentioned to one of the guests that I was carrying a gun (they are liberals so this is all fascinating to them). The other guest asked to see it, so I lifted my shirt and turned my hip slightly (no 30.07 signage in my BIL's house). He then asked me if he could hold it, and I had to explain that I couldn't do that because it was loaded and it wouldn't be a good idea to clear a gun in that room full of people. He understood, fortunately.

Thinking about it now, I probably could have also, correctly, refused to unholster on the grounds that it would be illegal since I wouldn't be engaged in a sporting activity, and I did not control my BIL's house. It would also have been illegal for the non-LTC guest to hold even an empty gun in property that he did not control. That might have been a better approach as it would have given me a chance to point out the absurdity of certain gun laws.....

Which brings me to another question. Did I technically violate the law when I unholstered my gun that night and placed it in the small portable safe that I brought for the purpose. After all, I did have an unholstered gun in my hand for a minute or so while in a location that was not under my control.