Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: Texas Concealed Carry Laws

  1. #1
    John Sanderson is offline Lifetime Member

    Corporate Agency Member of:
    International Private Investigators Union (IPIU)
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Massachusetts
    Posts
    4,492

    Texas Concealed Carry Laws

    Right-To-Carry Law Type: Shall Issue.

    The Gun Laws in Texas are reasonable and they have the strictest laws regarding crimes committed using a firearm – you go to jail. Other states should follow Texas with sending criminals to jail while allowing the private honest tax-paying citizen to protect what the constitution allows. I liked the last FAQ pulled from the Texas Government site.

    HB 1815 was actually passed to clarify some issues left dangling by a similarly-enacted law in 2005, according to Wendy Hopper, Texas Senator Craig Estes’ executive assistant. Now, it simply isn’t an offense to carry a gun in a vehicle, but with these three critical qualifiers: (1) the gun must be concealed; (2) the carrier cannot be involved in criminal activities; (3) the carrier cannot be a member of a criminal gang. The fourth rule isn’t mentioned in the bill, but stands from laws on the books for a long time, and that is that no felon can carry or even be around a gun.
    THE LAW

    H.B. No. 1815

    AN ACT
    relating to the prosecution of certain offenses that involve
    carrying weapons on a person's property or in a person's vehicle.
    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    SECTION 1. Section 46.02, Penal Code, is amended by
    amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to
    read as follows:
    (a) A person commits an offense if the person [he]
    intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or
    her person a handgun, illegal knife, or club if the person is not:
    (1) on the person's own premises or premises under the
    person's control; or
    (2) inside of or directly en route to a motor vehicle
    that is owned by the person or under the person's control.
    (a-1) A person commits an offense if the person
    intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or
    her person a handgun in a motor vehicle that is owned by the person
    or under the person's control at any time in which:
    (1) the handgun is in plain view; or
    (2) the person is:
    (A) engaged in criminal activity, other than a
    Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance
    regulating traffic;
    (B) prohibited by law from possessing a firearm;
    or
    (C) a member of a criminal street gang, as
    defined by Section 71.01.
    (a-2) For purposes of this section, "premises" includes
    real property and a recreational vehicle that is being used as
    living quarters, regardless of whether that use is temporary or
    permanent. In this subsection, "recreational vehicle" means a motor
    vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters or a
    vehicle that contains temporary living quarters and is designed to
    be towed by a motor vehicle. The term includes a travel trailer,
    camping trailer, truck camper, motor home, and horse trailer with
    living quarters.
    SECTION 2. Section 46.15(b), Penal Code, as amended by
    Chapters 1221 and 1261, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular
    Session, 1997, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
    (b) Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who:
    (1) is in the actual discharge of official duties as a
    member of the armed forces or state military forces as defined by
    Section 431.001, Government Code, or as a guard employed by a penal
    institution;
    (2) [is on the person's own premises or premises under
    the person's control unless the person is an employee or agent of
    the owner of the premises and the person's primary responsibility
    is to act in the capacity of a security guard to protect persons or
    property, in which event the person must comply with Subdivision
    (5);
    [(3)] is traveling;
    (3) [(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 or motor vehicle, if the weapon is a type commonly
    used in the activity;
    (4) [(5)] holds a security officer commission issued
    by the Texas [Board of Private Investigators and] Private Security
    Board [Agencies], if:
    (A) the person is engaged in the performance of
    the person's duties as a security officer or traveling to and from
    the person's place of assignment;
    (B) the person is wearing a distinctive uniform;
    and
    (C) the weapon is in plain view;
    (5) [(6)] is carrying a concealed handgun and a valid
    license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code
    [Article 4413(29ee), Revised Statutes], to carry a concealed
    handgun of the same category as the handgun the person is carrying;
    (6) [(7)] holds a security officer commission and a
    personal protection officer authorization issued by the Texas
    [Board of Private Investigators and] Private Security Board
    [Agencies] and [who] is providing personal protection under Chapter
    1702, Occupations Code [the Private Investigators and Private
    Security Agencies Act (Article 4413(29bb), Vernon's Texas Civil
    Statutes)]; or
    (7) [(8)] holds an alcoholic beverage permit or
    license or is an employee of a holder of an alcoholic beverage
    permit or license if the person is supervising the operation of the
    permitted or licensed premises.
    SECTION 3. The following provisions are repealed:
    (1) Section 46.15(h), Penal Code; and
    (2) Section 46.15(i), Penal Code, as added by Chapter
    288, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005.
    SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only
    to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
    An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
    governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and
    the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
    purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
    effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was
    committed before that date.
    SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.

    vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting.[/quote]
    John Sanderson

    Task Force Investigations
    Logistics Department

  2. #2
    John Sanderson is offline Lifetime Member

    Corporate Agency Member of:
    International Private Investigators Union (IPIU)
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Massachusetts
    Posts
    4,492

    Re: Texas Concealed Carry Laws

    I mistakenly clicked on the submit post button instead of the preview post button. As a result, the source for my information and the opening quote code are absent, but included below. The law as presented in it's entirety in the post above is a correct and complete quote.

    Source;
    Texas DPS
    http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodo...l/HB01815F.HTM

    In my opinion, obtaining a CCW is easiest in TX and AZ.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •