Posted on 04/16/2017 6:10:20 AM PDT by marktwain
Texas has very specific requirements for “gun free” zones. When the legislature passed the shall issue concealed carry permit law, they included specifications for signage if establishments were to ban people form carrying guns on their property.
The signs are called 30.06 signs, from the section of the law, and are large, obvious, and in both English and Spanish.
When the legislature reformed the law to restore some open carry rights, they expanded the signage requirement to include a separate sign for premises to legally prevent people form openly carrying handguns on their premises. Those signs are 30.07 signs.
They are also in English and Spanish, and are as large as the 30.06 signs. To ban both open and concealed carry with legally binding signs, a considerable amount of space is needed.
A recent opportunity allowed me to see how common these signs were in a Texas shopping mall.
My daughter needed to renew her drivers license in Texas. The most convenient place was at the Old Denton Shopping Mall. When we arrived at about 9:15 a.m., the line was already 20 yards long outside the doors.
As I waited, I surveyed the shops to see how many had 30.06 or 30.07 signs. The shopping center consisted of about four large blocks of shops. The method was simple: Walk around each block, count the shops, and note how many had 30.06 or 30.07 signs. Each block had about 20 establishments.
Care was taken not to count multiple entrances as multiple establishments. A total of 86 establishments were surveyed. Six had proper 30.06 and 30.07 signs. Four had non-binding signs of one kind or another. one of those had a proper 30.07 sign and a quarter sized 30.06 sign. Three shops had small, non-compliant no guns signs.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
“I see them everywhere, 30.06/30.07 signs in at least 20% of establishments. Many just post 30.07 as they support concealed carry in their establishments but not open carry for fear it will weird out some customers not accustomed to seeing a fella/lady with a side arm in open.”
That’s my general experience in the San Antonio area. Many 30.07 signs, few valid 30.06 ones. In fact, my opinion is that the ones which post non-compliant signs are doing so on purpose - it makes the snowflakes feel better, but those of us with a CHL get the “secret” message of “y’all are welcome here.”
I made it a point to talk to every owner or manager and explained I would be taking my business elsewhere for that one reason. I encouraged friends and family to do the same. Within a couple of months there was literally one business (Conv store chain) with the 30.06 sign. It closed down last month.
Some people still have the picture of a gun with slash through it. I read these as "I'm either too lazy or stupid to comply with the law, bring your guns right on in."
“Few Gun Free Signs To Be Found at Texas Shopping Center”
Bad news indeed. How in the hell are hard-working criminals supposed to know where it’s safe to practice their arts?
That’s hilarious! Thanks for posting it. I’m forwarding it to all my non Texas friends and Texas friends, too. Plus posting it on FB. A few libs will see it.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. God bless you. Happy Easter!
It quietly went into effect Jan 2016. No wild west shootouts like libs predicted. Imagine that.
Hint for future use - don’t go to the local driver’s license locations in Texas. Go to the Supercenters (they may call them Megacenters) - you’ll drive a bit more, but the time will work out the same, and you will end up a lot less frustrated. I drive to the one in Garland, although there is a local office just a few blocks down the street.
Addressing the Asia issue - the home invasion robberies in the area tend to be blacks targeting Asians. It’s rare to find Cauc victims of a home invasion.
Lost all mine canoeing
I'd expect so. I reckon there are a lot of Texans who'd take them up on that offer of free guns.
That would be us folks in Wyoming. Parts of which around Cheyenne, by the way, used to be a part of Texas in the old Texas republic days.
This is inone Texan (by choice) that would welcome you back. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Texas seceded and all of what was the Republic of Texas came with us.
This is inone Texan (by choice) that would welcome you back.
It could happen. I dearly love my Wyoming home, I've got good neighbors, and I surely do miss the place when I'm not there. But Texas will always be a part of me too. And milady is right fond of the place as well; if not permanent residents, we'll for sure be frequent vacationers.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Texas seceded and all of what was the Republic of Texas came with us. Texas doesn't have to secede. Texas joined the US by treaty as a sovereign state, and if that treaty or the constitutional compact is abrogated, the treaty is null and void, and Texas reverts to a sovereign nation again. Expect, of course, that Mexico would attempt to retake their former territory by force.
I'd reckon that 'bout 25 million Texans might dispute that claim. Twenty-five million armed Texans. Including the ones out by the former Pantex site near Amarillo and the old Medina Complex at San Antonio.
This is very current and has a mobile app as well: www.texas3006.com
So called smart people say the treaty was voided when Texas rejoined the union after the Civil War.
The truth is the treaty was never ratified to begin with.
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