cbr600 wrote:Like I said, there's no difference between loaded and unloaded in 46.02, 46.03 or 46.035 that I can see. If the openly carried zip-tied unloaded handgun is legal, then openly cutting the zip-tie and loading the handgun would also be legal, all else being equal.jordanmills wrote:Actually it is legally different. Penal Code Ch 46.15(3) would appear to cover gun shows. It eliminates applicability of 46.02 which prohibits carrying of weapons.cbr600 wrote:At the gun show, it's legally no different than people openly carrying zip-tied unloaded handguns. Loaded/unloaded makes no difference for adults (except maybe in hunting regulations.)
I have said this many times in the past as well. The law does not differentiate between loaded, unloaded, ziptied or not. a Ziptied gun in a holster is the same as a fully loaded handgun in the eyes of the law.