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NotRPB wrote:

chamberc wrote:How much do you want to bet this gets extended to the Texas State Fair and Fair Park?

Unsure of Number of Acres there, per the definition

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... /PE.46.htm
"Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for use by the public that is located in a county with a population of more than one million, encompasses at least 75 acres in surface area, is enclosed with access only through controlled entries, is open for operation more than 120 days in each calendar year, and has security guards on the premises at all times. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.

http://bigtex.com/info/faq/

May I bring…
…a gun? No, with one exception.
A person holding a valid Texas Concealed Handgun License (or valid CHL from a reciprocating state) is permitted to enter onto State Fair property with his/her concealed handgun; provided, however, that CHL holders will not be permitted to carry their concealed handgun inside the Cotton Bowl Stadium, a facility defined under Texas Penal Code §46.035 as “the premises where a high school, collegiate or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking place.” Note that the State Fair of Texas does not provide lockers for the storage or checking of weapons for CHL holders, so if you plan to attend a game or event in the Cotton Bowl, please secure your weapon at home or in your vehicle prior to entering the fairgrounds. We want the fair to be a fun and safe experience.

…open carry? Yes.
State Fair of Texas’ policy will be similar to our policy for Concealed Handgun License Holders. The State Fair of Texas leases property owned by the City of Dallas and does not fall into any of the exception categories (amusement park, etc.) that would allow us to prohibit the carrying of handguns, so we will be allowing “open carry” according to the Texas statutes. However, we will still prohibit handguns in the Cotton Bowl Stadium under the collegiate athletic event exception.

"Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park... . The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.

casp625 wrote:

"Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park... . The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.

Oh so there was wording... amusement park does not include the sidewalk or walkways. The zoo is primarily sidewalks, sounds good.

Soccerdad1995 wrote:

casp625 wrote:

"Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park... . The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.

Oh so there was wording... amusement park does not include the sidewalk or walkways. The zoo is primarily sidewalks, sounds good.

Also does not include "walkways". Whether they are public or private.

Jusme wrote:http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... /PE.46.htm
"Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for use by the public that is located in a county with a population of more than one million, encompasses at least 75 acres in surface area, is enclosed with access only through controlled entries, is open for operation more than 120 days in each calendar year, and has security guards on the premises at all times. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.

Mel wrote:

Jusme wrote:http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... /PE.46.htm
"Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for use by the public that is located in a county with a population of more than one million, encompasses at least 75 acres in surface area, is enclosed with access only through controlled entries, is open for operation more than 120 days in each calendar year, and has security guards on the premises at all times. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.

What makes you think that Fair Park isn't open for operation more than 120 days/year?

NotRPB wrote:Since Dallas zoo is now an amusement park, and
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... /PE.46.htm
Sec. 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER.

(b) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a shoulder or belt holster, on or about the license holder's person:
(5) in an amusement park; or
...
(i) Subsections (b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6), and (c) do not apply if the actor was not given effective notice under Section 30.06 or 30.07.

applies

If I were to visit there in a few months after going to the church my Cousin Pastors there, I'll have to carry my big purse or briefcase (sigh)
since there's no "Amusement Park" restriction on those.

Those MomsDemand hoplophobic nutty people are a pain in the... shoulder (from the added weight)

locke_n_load wrote:

NotRPB wrote:Since Dallas zoo is now an amusement park, and
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... /PE.46.htm
Sec. 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER.

(b) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a shoulder or belt holster, on or about the license holder's person:
(5) in an amusement park; or
...
(i) Subsections (b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6), and (c) do not apply if the actor was not given effective notice under Section 30.06 or 30.07.

applies

If I were to visit there in a few months after going to the church my Cousin Pastors there, I'll have to carry my big purse or briefcase (sigh)
since there's no "Amusement Park" restriction on those.

Those MomsDemand hoplophobic nutty people are a pain in the... shoulder (from the added weight)

I think you are misreading the statute. You cannot carry concealed, or in an exposed shoulder or belt holster.

Solaris wrote:I carried the Sub2000 years ago when the 30.06 signs first when up.

Jusme wrote:

Mel wrote:

Jusme wrote:http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... /PE.46.htm
"Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for use by the public that is located in a county with a population of more than one million, encompasses at least 75 acres in surface area, is enclosed with access only through controlled entries, is open for operation more than 120 days in each calendar year, and has security guards on the premises at all times. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.

What makes you think that Fair Park isn't open for operation more than 120 days/year?

It is but it doesn't have amusement rides permanently installed. They are only there during the State Fair

Mel wrote:

Jusme wrote:

Mel wrote:

Jusme wrote:http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... /PE.46.htm
"Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for use by the public that is located in a county with a population of more than one million, encompasses at least 75 acres in surface area, is enclosed with access only through controlled entries, is open for operation more than 120 days in each calendar year, and has security guards on the premises at all times. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.

What makes you think that Fair Park isn't open for operation more than 120 days/year?

It is but it doesn't have amusement rides permanently installed. They are only there during the State Fair

What? You think they take down the ferris wheels, the roller coaster, the bumper cars, the tilt-a-whirl, and all the other rides after the fair? Things must have changed. When I was a kid, we used to go to fair park all summer just to ride the rides. Do they not do that any more?