Charles L. Cotton wrote:I again urge everyone who decides to openly carry to be a statesman. If one is asked to leave by an owner, agent or employee of a property owner, it would be prudent to leave. If you ask for a supervisor, then you have legally refused to leave upon being asked to do so. This raises the offense from a Class C to a Class A misdemeanor. Yes, the Code provision requires that oral notice be given by the property owner or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner, but I would never try to rely a lack of authority as a defense. OCT is going to be doing this kind of thing and responsible gun owners must be viewed in stark contrast to those tactics.
Chas.
Stark contrast is a very important point. As Ronald Reagan said in 1975 in a speech to CPAC, "... raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors which make it unmistakably clear where we stand ..." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OznoFCZdS8
DPS records show that we CHL holders are the most law abiding demographic in Texas. The general public does not understand this. My approach, and the approach I recommend, is to do as Charles suggests ... leave when asked. Raising an issue of any kind would tend to give the impression that all of us are like OTC/OCTC.
Bold colors.