Holsters

[Ericjd0887]

To carry open, I've read you have to have a shoulder or belt holster... Will a hip holster work? As far as abiding by the law i should say.

[Ericjd0887]

To carry open, I've read you have to have a shoulder or belt holster... Will a hip holster work? As far as abiding by the law i should say.

If I just clipped it to my belt, does that make it a belt holster?

[Jago668]

To carry open, I've read you have to have a shoulder or belt holster... Will a hip holster work? As far as abiding by the law i should say.

There are multiple 8+ page threads on this. Really if it is a holster, is in the waist region, and you have a belt. You are probably going to be okay.

[Ericjd0887]

To carry open, I've read you have to have a shoulder or belt holster... Will a hip holster work? As far as abiding by the law i should say.

There are multiple 8+ page threads on this. Really if it is a holster, is in the waist region, and you have a belt. You are probably going to be okay.

Thank you! I'll definitely search the threads. Sorry about that.

[Jago668]

To carry open, I've read you have to have a shoulder or belt holster... Will a hip holster work? As far as abiding by the law i should say.

There are multiple 8+ page threads on this. Really if it is a holster, is in the waist region, and you have a belt. You are probably going to be okay.

Thank you! I'll definitely search the threads. Sorry about that.

Wasn't bashing you for it, just pointing them out as a "you will never get a straight answer". The law says belt holster, but that term is never defined. As an example some people say a paddle holster doesn't count, some think it does. Until the legislature defines it, or we get some court cases on it. /shrug

Which is why I gave the answer I did.

[Ericjd0887]

To carry open, I've read you have to have a shoulder or belt holster... Will a hip holster work? As far as abiding by the law i should say.

There are multiple 8+ page threads on this. Really if it is a holster, is in the waist region, and you have a belt. You are probably going to be okay.

Thank you! I'll definitely search the threads. Sorry about that.

Wasn't bashing you for it, just pointing them out as a "you will never get a straight answer". The law says belt holster, but that term is never defined. As an example some people say a paddle holster doesn't count, some think it does. Until the legislature defines it, or we get some court cases on it. /shrug

Which is why I gave the answer I did.

I see! No offense taken at all. Thank you for the response. The holster I have can go in the waste or on the hip but the clip can easily be clipped to my belt so im pretty sure I'm ok.

[goose]

One of many. This was the longest thread I think. In case you need reading material to get you to sleep.

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=79885&start=60&hilit=paddle

[txpilot]

While it may not be interpreted as a belt holster by some police departments, here is what Houston PD says about "Belt Holster" in the Open Carry page http://www.houstontx.gov/police/open_carry/index.htm item #26.

What is a “belt holster” and what kind of holster would be a violation?
The law does not define a “belt holster”; the law just states you must carry your handgun in a “shoulder or belt holster.” A “drop down” holster attached to your belt is considered to be a belt holster.

[C-dub]

I'll bite. What is a hip holster and how could it not attach to a belt or the waistband where a belt would be if one was worn? Are we simply talking about a paddle holster here by another name?