The part you quote is from a subsection that refers to the "carrying" of a handgun. So if a handgun in a belt holster on the passenger seat is not being "carried" then the entire subsection would not apply. For the record, I think that "carrying" incorporates having the handgun within your reach.Tex1961 wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 2:46 pmLOL... Good one....Flightmare wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 2:40 pmWhat if the holster on the car seat was attached to a belt, would it be legal then?
It is an exception to the application of this subsection that the handgun was partially or wholly visible but was carried in a shoulder or belt holster by the license holder.
Note the wording about "carrying" a handgun "on or about" the license holder's person. If "carrying" was only defined as being in contact with your body, then why would they include the words "or about"?
Texas Penal Code Sec. 46.035 wrote:
UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another person in a public place. It is an exception to the application of this subsection that the handgun was partially or wholly visible but was carried in a shoulder or belt holster by the license holder.