Motorist Protection Act

[USA1]

This is the exact booklet that was passed out to my class a few weeks ago. As I had time, I read it from cover to cover 3 times before I took the class. And it helped.

that book is OK , but i'm waitin for the movie .

We can film it at your house.

I'll bring the airsoft pistols, and we can act out various scenes that are within, or not within compliance of the law, and show them in the video

All joking aside, something like this would be REALLY USEFUL to guys like me, with a foreign-born spouse to whom English is a second language... legalese kicks her booty and *seeing* situtations from the book would *really* help her to understand what they're saying!

i'm a very visual person .
some folks might fall asleep watching something like that , but i would soak it up .

might even watch it twice

[mred]

If someone carring under MPA was involved in a shooting would they have the same immunity as a CHL holder reguarding civil suits?

[dicion]

If someone carring under MPA was involved in a shooting would they have the same immunity as a CHL holder reguarding civil suits?

Yes, the current immunity is not for CHL holders, but, rather for justified use of deadly force. No matter who uses it.

If deadly force is justified, and you use it, and the person dies, it doesnt matter where you are. Grocery store, Car, Your house, Grandma's house, neighbor's house etc.

[boomerang]

If someone carring under MPA was involved in a shooting would they have the same immunity as a CHL holder reguarding civil suits?

There's no mention of CHL in the law. http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/do ... 083.00.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[C-dub]

That's interesting. I hadn't thought about it applying to places other than my home or car.

[Dexdahex]

I'm not a lawyer. The short version is you can carry in your car if it's concealed and you're not a criminal.

Here's the actual law.
Sec. 46.02. UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun, illegal knife, or club if the person is not:
(1) on the person's own premises or premises under the person's control; or
(2) inside of or directly en route to a motor vehicle that is owned by the person or under the person's control.

(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun in a motor vehicle that is owned by the person or under the person's control at any time in which:
(1) the handgun is in plain view; or
(2) the person is:
(A) engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic;
(B) prohibited by law from possessing a firearm; or
(C) a member of a criminal street gang, as defined by Section 71.01.

(a-2) For purposes of this section, "premises" includes real property and a recreational vehicle that is being used as living quarters, regardless of whether that use is temporary or permanent. In this subsection, "recreational vehicle" means a motor vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters or a vehicle that contains temporary living quarters and is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle. The term includes a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, motor home, and horse trailer with living quarters.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed on any premises licensed or issued a permit by this state for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

[Harley rider 55]

I legally carried a gun in a holster under the traveler's exemption years before CHL's were issued.