Posted on 09/08/2007 1:25:22 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
(CBS 11 News) FORT WORTH -- A license is no longer required to carry a gun inside a vehicle, as long as that gun is hidden.
This is part of House Bill 1815, which not only allows firearms, but other weapons as well. Swords, clubs, tomahawks and blades over five inches long were once considered illegal. Now, all can be carried inside a vehicle so long as they remain concealed.
Proponents said this law maintained Second Amendment rights, however, police officers worry about what they might face in the future.
"It's unfortunate that we are going to have to, more than likely, deal with those situation," said Det. Sandra Castillo. "But that's our job, and we just have to be ready for it, if it does happen. We don't have a choice."
There are some restrictions to the law: you cannot be involved in a gang, you cannot be a convicted felon and you cannot be in the process of committing a crime.
Many hunters in Texas also carry to the woods a pistol while hunting with bow, rifle, of shotgun.
For the bow hunters, hunting wild hogs, a 357 or larger is a good backup -- even in a stand.
I wouldn’t want to be a seat cushion belonging to any leftist who reads this.
cops are worried they might face law-abiding gun owners who have zero desire to shoot them??
As if this is a great triumph for our right to carry.
Not that long ago, it was self evident that anyone could carry a gun inside a vehicle, regardless of whether that gun was visible.
Many years ago I was heading west on Castillo Drive in St. Augustine, driving a 57 VW Beetle. Long before reaching Riberia Street, where I intended to turn left, I started my left turn signal. I slowed, and started my turn, and all of a sudden I heard screeching tires, and a “lowrider” came spinning past. Hell, it missed me, so I made the turn.
I got almost to Orange Street, all of a sudden here it comes, bunch of them waving and screaming out the windows. I pulled over, big bad bro driver hopped out, going to kick my Mofo Honky butt, until he saw his first real Tsalagi, and his first real tomahawk. Really, what happened was that his girlfriend saw what this Tsalagi was about to do to Mr. Macho’s butt with a tomahawk, and she jumped out and saved his butt from folly.
A hatchet is a hatchet, but a tomahawk, oh, well!
I’ve always carried a concealed pistol in my car. One time I was stopped by a cop...I let him know I had one. He told me fine...no problem...he understood it was protection. He told me his wife always carried one.
Colorado on non-permit holders and motor vehicles :The new law also states that a permit is not required to carry a concealed handgun while in your vehicle or while hunting, (18) but Colorado law already states that concealed carry of a weapon inside a vehicle is not prohibited by its concealed weapons law. (19)In most other respects the new concealed handgun permit law doesn't differ much from the old concealed weapon permit law, except for one potentially very important detail: it refers to carrying a concealed handgun as being based on the individual Right to Self-Protection. (20) While the language used claims state necessity in regulating the concealed carry of handguns, it does provide a foothold that if used properly could demonstrate that the state has no legitimate authority to regulate a Right, especially not to the point of reducing it to privilege.
from Colorado's New CCW Vs. Colorado's Old CCW Vs. Colorado's Proposed But Tabled CCW
You bet! A tomahawk is very intimidating. I carry one as did my ancestors on the early American Frontier.
P.S. my ancestors were chased out of the North Carolina frontier by tomahawk carrying Cherokee in the 1760s.
as if ....
Don't most cars have concealed pistons?
Some years ago I was stopped by a State Trooper in Texas.During the stop,he inquired whether I had a gun in the vehicle to which I replied yes.He asked me if it was loaded and I answered yes.His next question was why.I explained that if it was not loaded,it might as well be a rock.He laughed and sent me on my way.I luv Texas.
Since when did a weapon have to be licensed in Texas?
(I know it is not what it means but it is what it says.)
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Oh you already arrived.
In New Mexico your vehicle is considered equivalent to your home.
Ping.
Obviously, this Texan has a spelling problem! Pistol, not piston!
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