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Ameer wrote:I remember hearing that it was written to cover Astroworld.

Correct. The management of Six Flags Astroworld in Houston threatened to stamp their feet and hold their breath until they turned blue unless they got an exclusion. That is why the wording of the law is so specific. At the time, only Harris County had more than a million residents.

Ironically, the one time I went to Astroworld, there were no metal detectors or pat-downs. They only searched bags, coolers, etc., probably for food and booze.

Astroworld closed years ago.

- Jim

In the first place, the old amusement park prohibition applied only to amusement parks in counties with more than one million population. I think only Bexar, Harris, Dallas, and Tarrant would pass that limit now.

In 2007 PC 46.035(i) was quietly added, which requires 30.06 posting at amusement parks, churches, hospitals, and government meetings—making them effectively the same as all private property.

- Jim

If the facility is not posted with a valid 30.06 sign and no one orally informs you otherwise, you can legally carry a concealed handgun there.

If you are thinking of the old "amusement park" prohibition, that now requires 30.06 notification.

You need to keep it concealed while you change clothes. That can be done.

- Jim