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longtooth wrote: What should you look like to carry.

Maybe this?

seamusTX wrote:The word concealed is defined in the law:

GC §411.171. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(3) "Concealed handgun" means a handgun, the presence of which is not openly discernible to the ordinary observation of a reasonable person.

I don't believe that telling someone you are armed is a violation of the law. I certainly can't see a judge allowing such a charge to come to trial.

- Jim

Good post Jim. Hadn't seen that part, so.....

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

Photoman wrote:2. Is it even legal for me to reveal where my concealed gun is except to a LEO?

This is an interesting question. I believe telling someone you have a handgun is not a violation of TPC §46.035(a) - Intentional failure to conceal. However, shortly after SB60 passed in 1995, former Rep. Ron Wilson (a co-author [in name only] of the House version) was quoted as saying that verbal disclosure that you were armed would violate §46.035(a). I disagree.

Chas.

While I agree it should not be a violation §46.035(a), Dictionary.com has the definition of conceal as:

1. to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
2. to keep secret; to prevent or avoid disclosing or divulging: to conceal one's identity by using a false name.

For argument sake, under the verbiage of #2, if you disclose or divulge the location of your handgun it would no longer be concealed. It could be construed to use against you in prosecution if they wanted to be stinky.

While the initial intent was probably that you must keep it 'visually' concealed, this is another one that needs further clarification in the statute.