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chlhouston wrote:Anyone know if I can carry in the rest stops in those states?

Probably a little too late concerning your travel plans to the Volunteer state but
I found this website helpful in trying to decode various state laws:

http://www.handgunlaw.us/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Come this Fall, I'll be making a trip from Big D to the Bluegrass state and while I
don't plan on getting a speeding ticket, I found it interesting that the Natural
state is a "must inform" state (as is the Lone Star state) but TN & KY are not.

Guess that may raise the question if it's a smart thing to do [inform], whether it's
technically required or not? Of course, all the GOA, NRA Life member and Molan
Labe bumper stickers might be a "clue", huh?

I would recommend for your safety to inform upon stop. I did complete a round about circuit from Texas through Arkanas to Tennessee to Kentucky to Missouri to Oklahoma and back to Houston through Dallas. I didn't have an issue. Now Tennessee and Kentucky are both open carry atleast with a license, but I did not open carry. Now at the end of Aug I will be going to PA for a Patriot weekend. I will open carry there.

chlhouston wrote:I would recommend for your safety to inform upon stop. I did complete a round about circuit from Texas through Arkanas to Tennessee to Kentucky to Missouri to Oklahoma and back to Houston through Dallas. I didn't have an issue. Now Tennessee and Kentucky are both open carry atleast with a license, but I did not open carry. Now at the end of Aug I will be going to PA for a Patriot weekend. I will open carry there.

I also travel to Tennessee and the Carolinas, and I agree with you on informing. It never hurts to let the officer know, and I believe it actually helps, even if not required.

Finally did my wally walk. Got my chl in the mail yesterday, but I didn't get home until 10 PM from work so I had to wait until after work today. Ordered an IWB holster but it hasn't come in yet. However, I wear a suit to work and my carry pistol is a Polish P64 - it actually slides nicely into my suit pants pocket. So after work I stopped at Brookshire Brothers (had to get groceries and its on my way home) and put the gun in my pocket. Worked like a charm but I am certainly ready to get the holster in the mail to feel more secure. Great experience, and like others on the forum, I could really feel a heightened sense of situational awareness.

Undertaker57 wrote:Finally did my wally walk. Got my chl in the mail yesterday, but I didn't get home until 10 PM from work so I had to wait until after work today. Ordered an IWB holster but it hasn't come in yet. However, I wear a suit to work and my carry pistol is a Polish P64 - it actually slides nicely into my suit pants pocket. So after work I stopped at Brookshire Brothers (had to get groceries and its on my way home) and put the gun in my pocket. Worked like a charm but I am certainly ready to get the holster in the mail to feel more secure. Great experience, and like others on the forum, I could really feel a heightened sense of situational awareness.

Congrats

pictures .... or it didn't happen

jk.....congrats!

Just did mywally walk. I must say it felt awkward, walking through a store knowing I had a loaded gun with me. Will take some getting use to but so far all my public experiences wearing the gun today has been positive. I distinctly noticed an awareness of my actions and surroundings and realized that the presence of my pistol was encouraging me to think and act even more responsibly than otherwise.

God bless Texas.