Posted on 05/27/2015 10:53:11 AM PDT by marktwain
While second amendment supporters have been watching the progress of the open carry and campus carry legislation in Texas, another bill with significant effects has passed the Senate, the House, and will likely by signed by Governor Abbott.
The legislation is SB 273, and it preempts the ability of most government entities to ban people who have concealed carry licenses from carrying weapons on most of their premises. The bill passed 26 to 5 in the Senate, and 116 to 23 in the House.
There are significant exceptions. Carry is banned in schools, polling places while voting is taking place, courts or offices utilized by a court, racetracks, secured areas of airports, and in government meetings open to the public.
Carry is still prohibited in places that serve alcohol which derive 51% or more of their income form the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises, at high school, collegiate, or professional sporting events, correctional facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, amusement parks, and places of religious worship!
Correction: hospitals, nursing homes, amusement parks, and places of religious worship are only off limits to gun carriers if they have a proper 30.06 sign in place.
www.texas3006.com
I was going to say that reading this, it doesn’t appear anything has changed for where I can carry... but you list two, anyway.
Had no idea, and I live about a half mile, as the crow flies, from there. Any idea if the Will Rodgers change will apply to the Stock Show & Rodeo? I have always hated that it was posted.
I would think that the Stock Show & Rodeo is a government owned or leased facility. If it is, the new law can be used to require them to take down their signs.
Hey Abbott!
Sign the bill.
Please.
Every mass killing, be it theater, mall, fast food place
or restaurant (luby’s), has been associated with a
gun free zone.
Was that drawing the child molester mohammed held
in a gun free facility?
The stupid half brained minorities would not be so loud,
nor the mohammedans so assured, should an American
answer this nonsense, described as force on force.
What about companies doing business with the feds?
Such as Lockheed Martin in Ft. Worth?
Would their 30.06 signs have to come down also?
No. Unless the location is owned by a government entity. Private property owners are still able to post.
The penalty for violating the sign will now be a maximum of a $200 fine instead of potential jail time.
The new penalty may not take effect until January 1st.
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