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Can any one tell me if its legal for me to Holster my rifle/shotgun on my Bike for a ride out to the ranch?
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etxshadow wrote:Can any one tell me if its legal for me to Holster my rifle/shotgun on my Bike for a ride out to the ranch?
First off, I see this is your first post. Welcome to the forum. :tiphat:

In Texas, you can legally open carry a rifle or shotgun. If you are meaning carry it in a case, then you should be able to, but it needs to be unloaded then (I believe.) Now, legal or not, you might raise someones concern and get called on, depending on your area you ride through. I would not think having a rifle cased would raise as much alarm as maybe you riding through town with a AR-15 strapped to your back.

One caveat, I am not a lawyer. Just my view of the statutes.

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It doesn't even have to be unloaded. Carry away!
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I have Carried in a hard case, Looked like a giant sissy-bar and grab the wind!!! :shock: Got a few looks on the road. I wanted to use a saddle holster on my forks a lot less wind.

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I would love to see a picture of someone with an AR strapped to their back running down the road on their bike... In fact, maybe I'll have the better half take a picture of me with mine strapped to me! "rlol"
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Munk wrote:I would love to see a picture of someone with an AR strapped to their back running down the road on their bike... In fact, maybe I'll have the better half take a picture of me with mine strapped to me! "rlol"
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USA1 wrote:
Munk wrote:I would love to see a picture of someone with an AR strapped to their back running down the road on their bike... In fact, maybe I'll have the better half take a picture of me with mine strapped to me! "rlol"
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The guy in pic #1= I would be like BA he's got an AK strapped to him....But I would also keep a very close eye on him! That very well may be Osamma himself under that helmet!


The chic in pic #2= HAHA she got an airsoft rifle for Christmas!!!!
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Could the woman in Picture 2 be in Israel?
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I'm guessing Switzerland.
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I carried a Mosin Nagant from a Fun Show to home (around 20 miles and thru many cities) and I've carried rifles over the shoulder to the range many times, never been stopped, but I think that's more luck than anything, sooner or later I'll probably get stopped, but I'm within the law.

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ExMarlboroMan wrote:
USA1 wrote:
Munk wrote:I would love to see a picture of someone with an AR strapped to their back running down the road on their bike... In fact, maybe I'll have the better half take a picture of me with mine strapped to me! "rlol"
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The guy in pic #1= I would be like BA he's got an AK strapped to him....But I would also keep a very close eye on him! That very well may be Osamma himself under that helmet!


The chic in pic #2= HAHA she got an airsoft rifle for Christmas!!!!
Sorry Pic #2 is a girl in Switzerland with a Stgw 57
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WarHawk-AVG wrote: Sorry Pic #2 is a girl in Switzerland with a Stgw 57
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Per Texas Penal Code you can carry a loaded long gun as long as you don't do so in a manner calculated to cause alarm (plus case law).

One thing to watch is city ordinances, which vary greatly across the state.

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