Carrying on the Rio Grande.

[VoiceofReason]

This may have been discussed before and I never saw it. If so please bear with me. It may be worth discussing again for others that don’t know.

What are the laws and considerations on carrying a gun in a boat on the Rio Grande and Falcon Lake? Are there any areas on the North Side of the border where a CHL cannot legally carry? I am speaking mainly of Texas.

Any info on N.M. or Arizona would be interesting.

Forget California.

[RPB]

Rio Grande and Falcon Lake

Falcon Lake
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fi ... es/falcon/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Reservoir Controlling Authority
International Boundary & Water Commission http://www.ibwc.state.gov/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (Search results: Sorry, no pages were found containing firearms.) (I don't know about these guys, it isn't the US Army Corps of Engineers, ...)
PO Box 1
Falcon Heights, Texas 78545
(956) 848-5211 or 5212

Falcon State Park
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/falcon" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



That's controlled by IBWC so I dunno, but for reference ...
Texas waters
Ch Sec. 46.02 Penal Code
(for concealed carry in a watercraft, even without a CHL under the MPA)
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/d ... /PE.46.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/d ... /PE.46.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Texas Fishing Forum thread on the issue
http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubb ... as_Gun_Law" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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My personal common sense response:
There's other places to go, less risky. Unless your job etc is requiring you to be there.

You know not to go to the Mexico side. A CHL does not impress the Mexican Police, no matter how good your photo is ... and the fast little boats and jetbikes with the full auto pirates don't worry about a little semi-auto

[glbedd53]

I don't own enough fire power to be down there.

[RPB]

I don't own enough fire power to be down there.

That's what the new DPS gunboats are for ... they can have those fish, I'll stay around LCRA lakes

I see that the guys who fish there don't go at night ... if you must go, you might get a group together.
Colleges always say "Safety in Numbers" I figure some see that as it means more wallets and cell phones in one spot to get though

[Ameer]

I don't own enough fire power to be down there.

That's what the new DPS gunboats are for

That's about the only way I would go to the DMZ that Holder and Obama created on the border.

[VoiceofReason]

Thanks for the info. I just retired and will be moving to West of Corpus Christi. I may make that trip. I knew a guy that used to fish Falcon and he raved about the fishing.

As far as the danger, a guy can get killed in Laredo or anywhere. I am not going to worry about it. Just going to have a good time. I may take a little extra with me that would clear another boat in one or two seconds up close.

[Jim Beaux]

Considering what the corrupt Mexicans did to Tommy Bean (of Vidor), Mexico will never see my shadow again.

[longtooth]

Considering what the corrupt Mexicans did to Tommy Bean (of Vidor), Mexico will never see my shadow again.

True & IF I am on the border (& you see that is a BIG if) it wont be for fishin or fun. That area is serious business.

Did a Spechal CHL class about a yr ago for a business. Big hunters. Asia, Africa, too. They hunt on a ranch that is on the border & the land owner has 4 Border Patrol that work their off duty hrs guarding his hunters.

Ill hunt & fish at home.
BTW I have some fishing gear now & am starting to fish again some.

[VoiceofReason]

I too will stay out of Mexico but I will not allow scum from another country to dictate where I can and can’t go in my country.

They don’t want to mess with this old man. I will violate their “civil rights”.