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Ever wonder how gun shop employees, not just the owner, can openly carry? I'm guessing that the below section is the answer. It would also be how we could have a open carry gathering and be legal: have it on rural property with a shooting area. We would be engaging in
legal sporting activity on the immediate premises.
Text of subsection as reenacted by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
647, Sec. 1
(b)Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who:
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(4)is engaging in lawful hunting, fishing, or other sporting activity on the immediate premises where the activity is conducted, or is en route between the premises and the actor's residence, if the weapon is a type commonly used in the activity;
You generally don't have to go too far out into the country, sodrawing froma given metro area is still possible. ForAustin, as an example, youcould go to the east, south or west portion of Travis County and be outside ofcity limits pretty quickly. Given that many in Austin live in north Austin, I'm sure there are places in southern Williamson County too.
For D/FW, Ellis and Johnson counties to the south, Dentonto the north, and Parker and Wise to thewest offer opportunities. You could alsohold the gathering at an outdoorgun range in the mid-cities.
In addition tomembers here, I would invite local politicians and make it a fund raiser for them.Remember that weneed to convince even pro-gun office holders that open carry isn't radical and "back to the old West" (Sen. Duncan). Those that attend will get some $ but more importantly they will see that open carry folks arelaw abiding Texans. Most of us have CHLs andcarry concealed as it is. We simply want the convenience, choice, and yes our constitutional right to opencarry to be restored.
SA-TX