Intentionally failing to conceal your weapon makes it OC (which is only legal in a belt or shoulder holster), but printing does not meet the legal requirement for failing to conceal. That language was removed several years ago if I'm not mistaken. If no one can see any metal, plastic, or wood that is part of the gun itself, it's concealed. Furthermore, accidentally failing to conceal (e.g. shirt lifts up when you bend over and you correct it as soon as you're aware of it) does not meet the requirements for intentionally failing to conceal, and accidentally failing to conceal is not an offense. To echo what Keith B. said, your instructor was wrong.Grundy1133 wrote:well i just get worried about printing because according to our instructor, if theres a 30.07 sign and my shirt is printing someone can argue that i knew my shirt allowed printing which would mean im violating the 30.07 signage... so its just things like that that i worry about.cmgee67 wrote:Bravo concealment. They are made in Texas and are the best owb I’ve tried. No beer gut here but I carry 3:30-4:30 depending on the situation. It’s been my experience that unless your shirts tight then if you print nobody notices or cares if they did then who cares? It’s not a crime. You will get over the printing thoughts soon. Good luck stay safe
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Just found this quote from Charles (who is an actual lawyer) from a couple of years ago:
It would seem I am not entirely correct.Well, depending upon your instructor's definition of "printing," he may well have been correct. "Printing" is not a statutorily-defined term. For years, it was jargon meaning the gun was so poorly concealed that it was easily discernible as a handgun. The term was almost always applied to a situation where the cover garment was so tight as to clearly outline the gun, or so thin as to make it at least partially visible through one's shirt. Over the decades the term seems to have lost its meaning and it has been used to refer to a mere bulge. True printing as the term was originally used would constitute a violation when the law prohibits open-carry (college campus, 30.06 signs, etc.) while a mere bulge would not be a violation.
Chas.
