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I think this problem is different than is being discussed. I was part of a church that has a pre-school and that church received a email from the State agency that licenses the pre-school in January after open carry went into effect That agency, in my opinion, is very Liberal and overbearing on normal topics (the amount mulch around slides in the playground) and is firmly anti-gun.

The email reminded the church that the agency had always prohibited concealed carry and now prohibited open carry. THe email also reminded the church that it was their responsibility to enforce the prohibitions against firearms and went into detail about posting 30.06 and 30.07 signs. I was involved because I was helping the church to decide whether or not to put up 30.07. In the end, they agreed with my advice and did not put up those signs. One of my arguments against the 30.07 signs was that they risk having their pre-school license revoked for not having 30.06 signs during an audit of the pre-school. Instead, the church cut and pasted the statement from the agency about the firearm prohibition into the parent handbook which each parent had to sign. It did not contain the 30.06 language. My hope was that the church could demonstrate compliance with the agency policy in an audit and still leave the parents open to "concealed is concealed" because of the lack of proper wording under the TPC. By the way, the Agency claims authority under the Texas administrative code.

So, for me, it is about the pre-school losing its license to operate and how important that is to the church. I believe that the agency is run by Liberals who take a "sanctuary city" type approach relative to the Texas Legislature's intent on firearms.