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tarkus wrote:Did they disarm federal law enforcement too?

I don't believe there were any federal law enforcement officers there. There some from a couple cities in Texas. I know one of them refused to be disarmed and after an argument, the people manning the door/metal detector let him through.

I don't think any of the restrictions in 46.05 apply.

stevie_d_64 wrote: Obviously if the metal detector was in place screening those attending, and even Law Enforcement personnel were required to disarm and stow their weapons in a locker provided for that purpose, the same courtesy should have been extended to those carrying under the CHL provision in the law...

They did secure my friend's weapon. However, on one of the days they returned her gun to the wrong person, who didn't notice. When my friend tried to get hers, they told her that they had never had it. She eventually got it straightened out.

One of the law enforcement officers attending the class refused to surrender his gun. After an argument, they let him keep it.

My other question is, if they have no authority to prohibit CHLers from carrying, what can someone do in that situation?

Thanks.

will381796 wrote:Was this some type of governmental meeting? If so, then they could prevent entry. I don't think the mere presence of federal employees makes it off limits; needs to be on federal property.

That's what I thought. It was a training class that had 2 or 3 (out of about 30) attendees.

According to the friend, they were pretty adamant about letting people in with firearms. They insisting law enforcement officers check their weapons.

Is this just a case of a federal agency throwing their authority around?

I have a question about where carrying can be prohibited.

Recently, a friend of mine went to a seminar held in a county building. The seminar was run by a branch of the military. The attendees included military, law enforcement, federal employees and private citizens.

When she got there, there was a metal detector everyone had to pass through. They insisted she not carry her handgun. She was told the metal detector and prohibition of carrying were only in place because federal employees were attending. The people running the metal detector were from the same federal organization (not law enforcement).

Is this legal? How can they do this? I thought that city, county, and state offices could not prohibit carrying unless there was a courthouse or a public meeting.

Thanks.