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nightmare69 wrote:

3dfxMM wrote: 30.06 is not limited to the premises. It covers whatever property is posted.

I have yet to see a 30.06 sign at a entrance to a parking lot. Hopefully someone will chime in with a better understanding on what this means.

If one or more entrances to a private premises are via private parking lot entrances with 30.06 signs, then that parking lot and all the premises are off limits.

If just the building is posted, then the parking lot is fair game.

Clearing your gun is unnecessary gun handling and is a safety issue. First loading and unloading your gun inside a car has no safe muzzle direction that won't damage something you are unwilling to destroy.

Second, repeated unload/load cycles risk bullet setback which is dangerous. Use the search function, above, for "bullet setback" to familiarize yourself.

If I need to leave my gun in the car, I simply pull my holster/gun out of my belt as a single unit, put it in my center console, and lock my car.

Cap'n wrote:What are TX's LEGAL REQUIREMENTS per subject?

Addressing handguns, requirements are:

• the handgun remains concealed
• the person is not engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic
• the person is not prohibited by law from possessing a firearm
• the person is not a member of a criminal street gang