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All is well. The evening was a private retirement party for an individual that we presented with a very nice lever-action rifle. I wanted to be within the gun laws, which explains all of my questions.

The funny part was going through the door with the box, which I had folded over the manufacturer ...

Ok guys, now I finally get it. All it took was a few hits over the head.

Thank you very much for your help!

And my apologies here, guys, if I'm coming across like I'm challenging everything. I am literally trying to understand the 51% signage, and how it applies to rifles.

jbarn is correct. My post may not have been clear. The 51% sign violator would be charged under 46.02 which is illegal weapon.

However, as I stated, a sign that says specifies the statute and type of weapon ionly relates to that weapon (i.e. 30.06 and concealed handgun). Illegal weapons are ...

You are off track. Go back and read my first post in this thread. When used in the TABC signs, "weapon" refers to those listed in penal code 46.02, Unlawful Carrying Weapons. Handguns, Illegal Knives and Clubs.

I was responding to Keith B saying that TPC 46 under weapons is where general ...

If the sign or statute references 'weapon', then it applies to all 'weapons' that are defined in TPC 46 'Weapons'. http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PE/htm/PE.46.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In the case of the 51% sign, it specifically states 'weapon', licensed or ...

The rifle law is not in the Penal Code, it is in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code.

Regarding weapon and handgun, I don't know how to explain it any better. It is not vague at all.

So does the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code supersede the Penal Code? Does one trump the other? Do police officers ...

Also, while not an offense for the person with the rifle, a TABC licensee commits an offense if he allows a firearm to be on the premises.

I've looked everywhere and cannot find anything that indicates that. Again, there is an amazing amount of vagueness in what I've read where the Penal Code ...

Correct. Those are the weapons covered by 46.02. UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS.

So carrying an rifle (unloaded, just to keep it simple) is not regulated by any laws in TX? I couldn't find it under 30.06 either.

It seems really odd that the signs aren't clearer, and even more bizarre that even the ...

Texas Penal Code 46.02(c) :

46.02 (c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third
degree if the offense is committed on any premises licensed or
issued a permit by this state for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

That section only talks about handguns, illegal knives, and clubs ...

I'm confused about the official 51% sign working, as supplied by the TABC (see link below). They use the word weapon whereas the Texas Penal Code specifically talks about a "concealed handgun". These are two vastly different terms. It doesn't even say "concealed weapon", just "weapon". Yet the law ...