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Now I know that's not a legal 30.06 sign but can an apartment complex keep you from keeping guns in your apartment that you rent from them???Is this a Legit No-Carry Sign??
I'm in the process of looking around at apartment complexes (In Texas) for the upcoming year. Found one I liked a lot, then noticed this at all (3) street entrances.
My question: This is a whole different scenario than, say, a restaurant with a sign not meeting the proper specifications (English & Spanish, exact wording, 1/2 inch letters). This being more-or-less a residence, does this mean that I cannot legally have my gun on the property at all (locked in car or on person?).
Basically, does this sign lawfully/legally exclude me from everything it says? I can see both me carrying it and not being justified below.
Your help is greatly appreciated, as this strongly affects my choice of where to live, I WILL carry where I live.
-Bret
(P.S. - I have a friend that could live there despite this, so my actions while on this property, whether I live there or not, are of issue.)
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Here is a pertinent law quote:
PC §30.06. TRESPASS BY HOLDER OF LICENSE TO CARRY
CONCEALED HANDGUN. (a) A license holder commits an offense if
the license holder:
(1) carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter
411, Government Code, on property of another without effective
consent; and
(2) received notice that:
A) entry on the property by a license holder with a concealed
handgun was forbidden; or
(B) remaining on the property with a concealed handgun was
forbidden and failed to depart.
(b) For purposes of this section, a person receives notice if the
owner of the property or someone with apparent authority to act for the
owner provides notice to the person by oral or written communication.
(c) In this section:
(1) "Entry" has the meaning assigned by Section 30.05(b).
(2) "License holder" has the meaning assigned by Section
46.035(f).
(3) "Written communication" means:
(A) a card or other document on which is written language
identical to the following: "Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code
(trespass by holder of license to carry a concealed handgun), a person
licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (concealed
handgun law), may not enter this property with a concealed
handgun"; or
(B) a sign posted on the property that:
(i) includes the language described by Paragraph (A) in both
English and Spanish;
(ii) appears in contrasting colors with block letters at least
one inch in height; and
(iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to
the public.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(e) It is an exception to the application of this section that the property
on which the license holder carries a handgun is owned or leased
by a governmental entity and is not a premises or other place on which
the license holder is prohibited from carrying the handgun under
Section 46.03 or 46.035
Isa268
