Switchblades will not be prohibited weapons after Sept 1.
Just keep in mind that municipalities will still be able to ban switchblades and that some already do. Check local ordinances before purchasing and/or carrying one.
Switchblades will not be prohibited weapons after Sept 1.
My boss marked our shop with huge "Not open to the public" signs so his employees can smoke. So will open carry be allowed there now? He allows us to legally carry in or vehicles or on our person all ready.
I equate this to thinking that a "Not responsible for damaged windshields" sign on the back of a gravel truck actually absolves the operator of liability for the constant spray of rocks streaming from his uncovered bed. The real question in determining whether your shop is a "public place" is whether or not it's open to customers. The sign is more or less irrelevant.
As for smoking, that's a municipal ordinances, so it's going to depend on the law where you live, but I seriously doubt the sign will have any bearing on the situation. For example, the City of Austin ordinance bans smoking "in an enclosed area of a workplace," with no mention of whether or not the workplace is open to the public.
Just keep in mind that municipalities will still be able to ban switchblades and that some already do. Check local ordinances before purchasing and/or carrying one.
Just keep in mind that municipalities will still be able to ban switchblades and that some already do. Check local ordinances before purchasing and/or carrying one.
I thought Texas had preemption laws regarding weapons?
The open carry on private property brings up the question of "how do employees in the LGS OC while at work"?
The LGS situation is covered by the right of those in control of a property to dictate what happens on that property. In the LGS, the owner has given permission (often mandates as part of a uniform) the employees to carry on their property. I don't know from the Sept 1 law, but: I do know that when I'm cutting my front yard and remove my cover garment, I do not remove my pistol. I have had several conversations with local police patrolling the neighborhood while essentially open carrying in my front yard. No officer has ever flinched or even mentioned my sidearm beyond asking about it the same as any of y'all might (fancy shoes and all).
These are the same officers that reach for and/or draw their sidearms if my dog is off leash. At least where I live, I don't perceive a problem on my property wether I'm behind a fence or mowing the front yard.
If the mean the sake thing, why did the legislators change the wording? Why strike out "fail to conceal" and add "display"?
Because the are not the same. Display is a higher standard.
Actually current law makes no provision for a person to carry a handgun in any condition with permission of the owner. Gun store and gun range employees carry under penal code 46.02, being in control of the premises.The LGS situation is covered by the right of those in control of a property to dictate what happens on that property. In the LGS, the owner has given permission (often mandates as part of a uniform) the employees to carry on their property.
These are the same officers that reach for and/or draw their sidearms if my dog is off leash. At least where I live, I don't perceive a problem on my property wether I'm behind a fence or mowing the front yard.
That's what I have understood in the past, but got confused with all the BBQ stuff, that the new legislation would, for the first time, enable a property owner to give someone else permission to OC on their property. Seems to me like that has already been happening at the LGS.
Translation: if you live in Austin you're fucked...
I thought Texas had preemption laws regarding weapons?
I was a cop in Corpus for a decade. I never arrested, or did I ever become aware of someone being arrested for a municipal ordinance violation regarding knives. Hell, I cannot recall even knowing the specific city knife laws.Actually, San Antonio and Corpus Christi are the main ones. San Antonio bans locking-blade knives, and Corpus Christi specifically bans switchblades (as well as fixed-blade knives and any knife with a blade of three inches or longer). Houston bans switchblades on municipal property.
I was a cop in Corpus for a decade. I never arrested, or did I ever become aware of someone being arrested for a municipal ordinance violation regarding knives. Hell, I cannot recall even knowing the specific city knife laws.
I know cops still on the force after 30+ years. They report the same.
These municipal violations are all class C misdemeanors, punishable by a fine only.