No, Tex1961 stated that 30.07 prohibits carrying a firearm openly. It doesn't. I prohibits carrying a handgun openly. Not all firearms are handguns. And no magazines are handguns.C-dub wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:22 pmWhoa! Are you saying that says a magazine is a handgun?ScottDLS wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 11:47 amTechnically not a firearm, but a handgun.Tex1961 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 7:02 pm The state of Texas defines a firearm as any device made or adapted to expel a projectile through the use of a burning or explosive substance. A 30.07 restricts carrying a firearm by a license holder openly. A magazine holder is no a firearm so no, in my opinion carrying a magazine holder past a 30.07 does not violate penal code 30.07.
Sec. 46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
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(5) "Handgun" means any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.
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Technically not a firearm, but a handgun.Tex1961 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 7:02 pm The state of Texas defines a firearm as any device made or adapted to expel a projectile through the use of a burning or explosive substance. A 30.07 restricts carrying a firearm by a license holder openly. A magazine holder is no a firearm so no, in my opinion carrying a magazine holder past a 30.07 does not violate penal code 30.07.
Sec. 46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
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(5) "Handgun" means any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.