Which State Agencies permit employees to carry?
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Re: Which State Agencies permit employees to carry?
this also has a FAQ disbursement if you would like to see it I can post it or a link. not sure if anyone can access it since its in the secure portion of the guard systemoljames3 wrote:https://www.txmf.us/jftx-p15-08-persona ... rms-policyELB wrote:Good! And thanks for the update!JP171 wrote: ...
update! shortly after this original post the TAG changed the weapons policy ALL members, employees and contractors may carry a privately owned firearm while in uniform and on duty. ...
Do you have a link to, or a copy of the new policy?
Thanks again!
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Re: Which State Agencies permit employees to carry?
By virtue of SB11, several state agencies within the Texas A&M University System will (according to announced tentative regs) have largely unfettered concealed carry after August 1. The agencies are Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. These agencies are also, technically, institutions of higher learning.
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Re: Which State Agencies permit employees to carry?
Please post the FAQ. Thanks.JP171 wrote:this also has a FAQ disbursement if you would like to see it I can post it or a link. not sure if anyone can access it since its in the secure portion of the guard systemoljames3 wrote:https://www.txmf.us/jftx-p15-08-persona ... rms-policyELB wrote:Good! And thanks for the update!JP171 wrote: ...
update! shortly after this original post the TAG changed the weapons policy ALL members, employees and contractors may carry a privately owned firearm while in uniform and on duty. ...
Do you have a link to, or a copy of the new policy?
Thanks again!
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Re: Which State Agencies permit employees to carry?
Ok, sounds like I can carry on their properties, but can their employees also carry?J.R.@A&M wrote:By virtue of SB11, several state agencies within the Texas A&M University System will (according to announced tentative regs) have largely unfettered concealed carry after August 1. The agencies are Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. These agencies are also, technically, institutions of higher learning.
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Thanks. Interesting.JP171 wrote:https://www.txsg.state.tx.us/Data/Sites ... sion-1.pdf
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welcome ELB, I am personally glad to see the change. Wearing the uniform makes us targets and not being allowed to defend ourselves always made me nervous
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I didn't realize, until I read the FAQs, that since the policy applies to the whole TMD, it included the Air Guard and Army Guard as well. I was thinking it was only the State Guard. That's pretty good!JP171 wrote:welcome ELB, I am personally glad to see the change. Wearing the uniform makes us targets and not being allowed to defend ourselves always made me nervous
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And it applies to civilian visitors, such as retirees. I go to Camp Mabry often.ELB wrote:I didn't realize, until I read the FAQs, that since the policy applies to the whole TMD, it included the Air Guard and Army Guard as well. I was thinking it was only the State Guard. That's pretty good!JP171 wrote:welcome ELB, I am personally glad to see the change. Wearing the uniform makes us targets and not being allowed to defend ourselves always made me nervous
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yes it does Cap'n but previously those of us that still wear the uniform were not allowed to carry in uniform at all unless it was our issued weapon from our arms roomoljames3 wrote:And it applies to civilian visitors, such as retirees. I go to Camp Mabry often.ELB wrote:I didn't realize, until I read the FAQs, that since the policy applies to the whole TMD, it included the Air Guard and Army Guard as well. I was thinking it was only the State Guard. That's pretty good!JP171 wrote:welcome ELB, I am personally glad to see the change. Wearing the uniform makes us targets and not being allowed to defend ourselves always made me nervous
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Well, it is official now. Comptroller's employees may carry their weapons concealed while on duty, if licensed. A fairly well written policy that basically matches state law with one exception (open carry). They even specifically mentioned allowing carry while in state vehicles, which kind of surprised me (I would have expected it to be ignored totally).
The stated justification against open carry was to avoid confusion between our non-sworn employees and our peace officers. Since they are all plain clothes, I can sort of understand this position. It did mention that the peace officers have a separate policy that they must also obey, as written by the Criminal Investigations Division chief.
This is a big improvement over our previous policy that even disarmed peace officers from other jurisdictions who work for the CPA.
The stated justification against open carry was to avoid confusion between our non-sworn employees and our peace officers. Since they are all plain clothes, I can sort of understand this position. It did mention that the peace officers have a separate policy that they must also obey, as written by the Criminal Investigations Division chief.
This is a big improvement over our previous policy that even disarmed peace officers from other jurisdictions who work for the CPA.
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I think the Texas Military Department went with no open carry as it does violate our uniform regulations for "in Garrison" requirements for pistol carrysrothstein wrote:Well, it is official now. Comptroller's employees may carry their weapons concealed while on duty, if licensed. A fairly well written policy that basically matches state law with one exception (open carry). They even specifically mentioned allowing carry while in state vehicles, which kind of surprised me (I would have expected it to be ignored totally).
The stated justification against open carry was to avoid confusion between our non-sworn employees and our peace officers. Since they are all plain clothes, I can sort of understand this position. It did mention that the peace officers have a separate policy that they must also obey, as written by the Criminal Investigations Division chief.
This is a big improvement over our previous policy that even disarmed peace officers from other jurisdictions who work for the CPA.
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Excellent news and thanks for the update!srothstein wrote:Well, it is official now. Comptroller's employees may carry their weapons concealed while on duty, if licensed. ....
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J.R.@A&M wrote:By virtue of SB11, several state agencies within the Texas A&M University System will (according to announced tentative regs) have largely unfettered concealed carry after August 1. The agencies are Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. These agencies are also, technically, institutions of higher learning.
Hey J.R., did this in fact happen?
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