I agree. A confident attitude will get you a long way.
Criminals are often detected because they radiate guilt. They look around nervously, sweat, lick their lips, adopt a defensive posture, etc.
- Jim
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- Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:56 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Carrying in School zones
- Replies: 11
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- Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:28 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Carrying in School zones
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3223
Re: Carrying in School zones
There's an exception for your home and a few other things. Search the web for "gun free school zone." This travesty has been around in one form or another since 1990.asleepatthereel wrote:So according to Federal law, if my house is within 1000 feet of a school, I cant have a loaded weapon in it until my plastic gets here?
- Jim
- Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:01 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Carrying in School zones
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3223
Re: Carrying in School zones
If you have a CHL you can carry on school grounds any time unless a school-sponsored event is in progress. "Activity sponsored by a school is not defined in the law." Everyone needs to decide for himself what it means.
If you do not have a CHL, in my opinion, you can have a concealed weapon in a vehicle on school grounds. I am not a lawyer.
A person without a CHL cannot carry legally carry a handgun except on his property or in a vehicle that he owns or controls, and a few other circumstances that would not apply in this case.
It's not generally illegal to carry a long gun, but doing so on school grounds would be a bad idea.
- Jim
If you do not have a CHL, in my opinion, you can have a concealed weapon in a vehicle on school grounds. I am not a lawyer.
A person without a CHL cannot carry legally carry a handgun except on his property or in a vehicle that he owns or controls, and a few other circumstances that would not apply in this case.
It's not generally illegal to carry a long gun, but doing so on school grounds would be a bad idea.
- Jim
- Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:07 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Carrying in School zones
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3223
Re: Carrying in School zones
Abraham, I'm not sure what you're confused about.
It has always been completely legal to have a long gun in a vehicle under Texas law, except in the places weapons are prohibited in Penal Code 46.03. School grounds are not on that list.
A change to the education code in 2007 makes it an offense to display a weapon in an alarming manner on school grounds. Given that "alarming" is subjective, I would keep a long gun concealed there.
With the change to PC 46.02 in 2007, it is legal for the owner or driver of a vehicle to have a concealed handgun in the vehicle, again, except in the places weapons are prohibited in Penal Code 46.03.
Federal law makes it illegal to have a loaded weapon within 1,000 feet of school grounds, unless you have a CHL from the state that you are in, and a few other narrow circumstances. This law is completely unreasonable. You could violate it by driving on an interstate 1,000 feet from a school.
As I wrote earlier, the federal law is rarely prosecuted, because the U.S. Department of Justice knows that it would be struck down on appeal.
- Jim
It has always been completely legal to have a long gun in a vehicle under Texas law, except in the places weapons are prohibited in Penal Code 46.03. School grounds are not on that list.
A change to the education code in 2007 makes it an offense to display a weapon in an alarming manner on school grounds. Given that "alarming" is subjective, I would keep a long gun concealed there.
With the change to PC 46.02 in 2007, it is legal for the owner or driver of a vehicle to have a concealed handgun in the vehicle, again, except in the places weapons are prohibited in Penal Code 46.03.
Federal law makes it illegal to have a loaded weapon within 1,000 feet of school grounds, unless you have a CHL from the state that you are in, and a few other narrow circumstances. This law is completely unreasonable. You could violate it by driving on an interstate 1,000 feet from a school.
As I wrote earlier, the federal law is rarely prosecuted, because the U.S. Department of Justice knows that it would be struck down on appeal.
- Jim
- Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:39 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Carrying in School zones
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3223
Re: Carrying in School zones
It is legal under Texas law for a person who does not have a CHL to have a concealed handgun or long gun in a vehicle on school grounds.
A federal law makes it illegal for a person who does not have a CHL to have a loaded firearm within 1,000 feet of school property. This law is rarely enforced, and only against real criminals who have committed multiple offenses.
This law is very controversial. Search the web for "gun free school zone." You can spend hours reading about it.
- Jim
A federal law makes it illegal for a person who does not have a CHL to have a loaded firearm within 1,000 feet of school property. This law is rarely enforced, and only against real criminals who have committed multiple offenses.
This law is very controversial. Search the web for "gun free school zone." You can spend hours reading about it.
- Jim