It was an inmate of the McClennan County jail that you went to visit? I would think the visitation center would be considered as part of the jail.Waco1959 wrote:I have friend that has ended up in the McLennan County Jail on Hwy 6 and I went to visit him. Visits are done from a video center further down Hwy 6 rather that at the jail. According to MCAD, the property is owned by McLennan County. There are NO inmates in the video facility and the property is an unfenced building and parking lot.
There are signs as you enter the lot stating it is illegal to posses a firearm, even concealed, on the property. Since this is NOT a secure facility and isn't connected to the jail (separate lot, other property in between) would this be legal or something that should be reported? Would it be classed as a secure facility as currently interpreted under law in Texas?
Any opinions?
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- Thu Nov 26, 2015 10:19 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: How to report improper §30.06 signs
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Re: How to report improper §30.06 signs
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:59 pm
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Re: How to report improper §30.06 signs
Has anybody thought of places like museums on city property, etc.?
- Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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Re: How to report improper §30.06 signs
So, evidently these people have it wrong.
"In Texas’ hard-charging gun community, the Dallas Zoo is something of a terra incognita.
The property is city-owned — under state law, that would typically mean holders of concealed handgun licenses could carry pistols there. But the zoo is privately run, and it posts “no guns” signs, pointing to exemptions in the statute for “amusement parks” and “educational institutions.”
“The law doesn’t change anything about what we can already prohibit,” spokeswoman Laurie Holloway said. “So nothing will change for us Sept. 1.”
Though “educational institution” is undefined in state law for general purposes, it’s most commonly thought to refer to schools. For “amusement parks,” that’s been typically thought of addressing places such as Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.
Friendswood attorney Charles Cotton, a National Rifle Association board member, said the zoo qualifying under either category is something “even a first-year law student knows is wrong.”
“There’s going to be a great opportunity here,” he said. “The city of Dallas or whoever is going to continue with that kind of stuff, and they are going to get sued.""
"In Texas’ hard-charging gun community, the Dallas Zoo is something of a terra incognita.
The property is city-owned — under state law, that would typically mean holders of concealed handgun licenses could carry pistols there. But the zoo is privately run, and it posts “no guns” signs, pointing to exemptions in the statute for “amusement parks” and “educational institutions.”
“The law doesn’t change anything about what we can already prohibit,” spokeswoman Laurie Holloway said. “So nothing will change for us Sept. 1.”
Though “educational institution” is undefined in state law for general purposes, it’s most commonly thought to refer to schools. For “amusement parks,” that’s been typically thought of addressing places such as Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.
Friendswood attorney Charles Cotton, a National Rifle Association board member, said the zoo qualifying under either category is something “even a first-year law student knows is wrong.”
“There’s going to be a great opportunity here,” he said. “The city of Dallas or whoever is going to continue with that kind of stuff, and they are going to get sued.""