Posted on 01/24/2008 6:02:27 PM PST by pwatson
The state's new castle law has grabbed the spotlight. But some say a lesser-known gun law, which also took effect in September, could have greater consequences.
The law allows Texans to carry guns in their cars, even without a concealed handgun license. As long you meet the law's other requirements – such as not being a gang member, refraining from criminal acts and keeping the gun out of sight – you can pack heat in your glove box.
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Correction! PT145! Sorry for the typo...
The PT145 is a sweet little package with a double stack, .45ACP mag. Never had a problem feeding my reloads.
Its not a problem in Mississippi either.
same gun I have, nice weapon. When I get of probation for possesion of pot in “06, I will get my 2nd and 4th amendment rights back. I am no violent criminal and I will feel alot better when I am allowed to legally defend myself. I am still looking for that part of the constitution that denies your basic rights for unauthorized possesion of a plant....
Unless the Laws in Montana have changed the same goes there.
You can’t conceal a weapon on your person but you can walk down the street with on holstered and strapped to your leg.
This has been the law here for a long time, and last year’s action merely reaffirmed it, to straighten out a handful of jerkwad prosecutors like those in Austin and I believe Houston.
Oh, and those most worried about this law?
Would we call those “Criminals?”
Why?
Nope, it never said anything about "County lines," merely that you had to be "traveling."
This new law merely clearly defines what "traveling" is.
To wit: If you're in your car going somewhere, you're now officially "traveling."
Simple, ain't it?
Hard to believe Austin got one right.
Then your lawyer wasn’t worth a damn.
In the state of New Jersey, I am only allowed to have a gun in my car if it is unloaded and in a locked container. Concealed weapons permit? HA HA HA!
with 254 counties, its pretty easy to do. I pass through 3 to get to work and 4 more to get to my territory.
Any copy of the Constitution would show you that:
it's the part where it says any powers not reserved to the federal gummint are left to the states.
And it's your state law that prohibits you from exercising what the law-abiding among us refer to as "rights."
[cue The Offspring— “Bad Habit”]
“And everyone knows you’re not permitted to
enter a Government building with a weapon.”
If I remember correctly, that is not true in Alaska.
Would anyone know for sure?
“In a memo, Mr. Miller advised officers to leave it to his office “to sort out the legal niceties.”
Sounds like a lawyer - anything to either increase billable hours or boost convictions if the lawyer is a prosecutor, which Miller is.
May G*d rot all lawyers! Well, most all, anyway.
Unfortunately, it is true that 99.5% of lawyers are busy making a bad name for the rest of the legal profession.
:-(
Your post reminded me that I have had only four hours in the last 48 hours, which is my only excuse for missing your point.
Truth will not only no longer set you free, it can result in lots of jail time. Some fix America seems to have allowed its Liberals to get us into.
No problem. No more stupid 3-day cooling off period. I bought the S&W Sigma in 40 caliber, with 2 14-shot magazines (yes, they're not "clips"!), including mail-in rebate for $50 and 2 more mags, all for 299.99 at Cabella's a couple of weeks ago. I filled out the simple paperwork, went upstairs and ate a burger, came back down and my sale was ready to take home.
Texas sure is a great country!
Spending the night in the Williamson County drunk tank scared my husband pretty bad. We were young and had absolutely no experience the "the justice system", so dealing with bail, court, and all that was pretty scary to us.
A weapons charge is pretty serious and if he had been found guilty (which he would have since the gun WAS in his truck), we thought that would have made him ineligible for a CHL for the rest of his life.
The whole process was expensive, we were newly married and in the process of moving, and we were trying not to have to spend all of our house down payment on a lawyer, so we did what she told us to do.
I'm glad the state has clarified the law, finally, but we'll never get our $4000 back. It still pisses me off a little.
Maybe, maybe not. We told her we wanted:
(1) a guarantee there would be no jail time (the penalty was up to a year in county jail),
(2) no restrictions on the right to get a CHL in the future, and
(3) to minimize the cost, since we were taking the money for the legal costs out of the down payment for a house.
She accomplished those three things. She said we couldn't sue the State of Texas for the clerical mistake that caused the whole mess because it wasn't "malicious" and the suspended license issue was resolved "promptly".
At the time, we were told the interpretation in Williamson county was to prosecute anyone with a gun in their vehicle that did not have a CHL.
A clarification of the law was definitely needed.
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