It has been numbered HB 195
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB195
shoulda got rid of the 51% language too
It's a step in the Right (get it? Right) direction.
Kind of off topic, but the wording seems to suggest that one may carry in an amusement park if guards are not there "at all times". Even if I misunderstood, why would amusement parks automatically be prohibited areas instead of being on a case-by-case basis?
Probably because certain amusement parks are filthy rich and got them listed as prohibited places when the original CHL laws were passed. You can probably thank the TSRA for that bit of asinine statute. Note that under (g), which was added later, subsection (a)(5) does not apply if effective notice was not given under 30.06, basically making (a)(5) irrelevant, since its listing there has no bearing on a park's ability to give notice under 30.06. It's incredibly convoluted.
But your gun might fall out of its holster while upside down on a ride and spontaneously start murdering small children, babies, and puppies, then run off by itself and frame a 25 year old toddler who was really just a victim of society
a constitutional carry bill has been filed by jonathan stickland. This bill is a joint effort by oct and the nagr
see attached.
Edit: Replaced with numbered version
long long overdue. I wish I could move to Texas just to vote for this. The only bugbears I have is the issue with amusement parks which is for them to dictate, not the state and the fact if i'm reading this legalese right, carry in churches would be illegal as would colleges and high schools.
Churches are private and the decision is up to them. Other than private education facilities who do have the right to ban carry, public ones do not. I was only able to glance quickly at it but those are initial thoughts. Far better than what is considered law now though
No, with the original CHL laws, amusement parks and churches were prohibited places I believe. Then they added a section down further that says those sections (listing amusement parks and churches) do not apply if notice isn't given under 30.06, meaning those places now have to give notice under 30.06 just like everyone else.
So yes, they actually did write a law and then write another law saying that law doesn't apply, leaving us with a big jumbled mess of words with no meaning or purpose... In the official statutes of the State of Texas... *facepalm*
But the purpose of this bill is not clean-up duty, so that'll have to be fixed later. At least for now it doesn't apply.
I hope you're not currently carrying in Texas if you don't know the laws.long long overdue. I wish I could move to Texas just to vote for this. The only bugbears I have is the issue with amusement parks which is for them to dictate, not the state and the fact if i'm reading this legalese right, carry in churches would be illegal as would colleges and high schools.
Churches are private and the decision is up to them. Other than private education facilities who do have the right to ban carry, public ones do not. I was only able to glance quickly at it but those are initial thoughts. Far better than what is considered law now though
So yes, they actually did write a law and then write another law saying that law doesn't apply, leaving us with a big jumbled mess of words with no meaning or purpose... In the official statutes of the State of Texas... *facepalm*
I hope you're not currently carrying in Texas if you don't know the laws.
That is already the law of Texas and has been that way for a long time. Stealthy, I believe it was, is right. The wording is no longer relevant, churches and amusement parks have to post 30.06 signs. Furthermore, they have to be exact word for word.
Doing away with TX CHL is a terrible idea. I don't see where the Stickland bill eliminates CHL, it just makes having a CHL unnecessary.Yea! Thanks for this post. That's the kind of news I like to hear about! I hope Stickland and supporters can manage the opposition to removing the CHL.
Life is good.
Doing away with TX CHL is a terrible idea. I don't see where the Stickland bill eliminates CHL, it just makes having a CHL unnecessary.
Without a license, Texans would not be able to carry in other states that require a license.
Even in Arizona, Alaska and New Hampshire residents can apply for and receive a carry permit.