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I am a new CHL holder and have some confusion about when I am allowed to carry. In class I learned if there is a 51%, 30.06 sign or another type of sign restricting carry, that I must not take my weapon inside. A long time CHL holder is telling me that the only notification needed is a 51% or a proper 30.06 sign. My confusion comes from two resent establishments I went to.

The first was a Hooters that had a red bumper sticker that said "possession of a handgun is prohibited" The sticker was on a window by the front door, but had a poster hanging a foot in front of it. You could not see the sticker from the door. The only way to see it was by walking around the poster. As a new CHL holder, I was being hyper vigilant looking for the 51% sign. Is this proper notification for me to return to my car and lock up my gun?

The second was at a doctors office. On the door in plain sight there was a picture of a handgun with a red slash over it. It also said "No Handguns". Is this proper notification?

My friend is telling me that neither of these are proper and I could continue to carry inside. Please help this newbie follow the law.

You got it right. The sign must be a proper 30.06 or 51%.

Then there are the places that are off-limits by statute and don't need signs, such as schools and courthouses, listed in Penal Code 46.03 and 46.035. You know them by heart, of course.

- Jim

As Jim says above, the described are not proper signs.

The signs you describe apply to non-CHL holders and don't require any discussion with the management of either business. IOW, 'let sleeping dogs lie'.

BTW, welcome to the forum.

PJK wrote:Is this proper notification for me to return to my car and lock up my gun?

No. It's a suggestion to go spend your money somewhere else.

You can legally carry there, but why give money to people who advertise their intolerance of your civil rights?

I guess you don't buy anything produced in another country, other than Israel.

- Jim

I comply with proper PC30.06 signs and 51% signs, and of course I don't carry in any of those establishments where carry is explicitly prohibited by law.

Since the law is very specific on what constitutes notification, non-compliant signs I ignore, as they have NO legal standing in regard to licensed concealed carry.

HankB wrote:I comply with proper PC30.06 signs and 51% signs, and of course I don't carry in any of those establishments where carry is explicitly prohibited by law.

Since the law is very specific on what constitutes notification, non-compliant signs I ignore, as they have NO legal standing in regard to licensed concealed carry.

OH NO!
Here we goooooo again!

Thanks for the clarification everyone. This is a lot of help.

seamusTX wrote:I guess you don't buy anything produced in another country, other than Israel.

- Jim

OK...that is funny.

Swiss chocolate!

boomerang wrote:Swiss chocolate!

Lets not forget the Swiss Army Knife.

Switzerland is not all that RKBA-friendly. They just have good public-relations people.

They require militia service from male adults, and allow them to keep their rifles afterward; but they prohibit carrying loaded weapons; and they are as restrictive of handguns as most of the rest of Europe.

- Jim

seamusTX wrote:I guess you don't buy anything produced in another country, other than Israel.

I happen to love Swiss chocolate.

The Swiss, French, and Belgians make excellent chocolate.

I don't base my purchases on the politics of the country that produced the products. If I did, I could hardly buy anything. That was the point that I was trying to make.

- Jim