Courthouse is off limits in its entirety

[seamusTX]

Didn't Galveston County recently institute ordinances ... [to] make any Galveston County building (containing courts and/or offices) entirely off limits to CHL?

I don't know what the official ordinances are, but all Galveston County buildings that contain any court function have been posted with 30.06 signs for many years.

Some buildings that should not be posted also are, such as Jack Johnson Center in Carbide Park (this is a recreation center).

- Jim

[sjfcontrol]

That would violate the preemption statute. (Not that would necessarily prevent them from trying it).

[seamusTX]

That would violate the preemption statute.

Of course it does. Whoever put up the signs didn't care.

They are letter-perfect, BTW.

- Jim

[The Annoyed Man]

Didn't Galveston County recently institute ordinances (sorry, not the proper legalese, I know) to do just that, i.e., make any Galveston County building (containing courts and/or offices) entirely off limits to CHL?

Maybe so, but if it was, it wasn't the county government that did it, I'll bet. I'm pretty sure that the order would have had to come from the presiding judge of the county courts.

[seamusTX]

I think a past sheriff did it. The sheriff's department is in charge of security at county buildings.

I very much doubt that a judge had anything to do with posting the rec centers.

- Jim

[LarryH]

I believe it might have been the county commissioners.

[wgoforth]

I had to go to the courthouse a couple of days ago, and the deputy at the metal detector asked "No guns or knives?" Wanting to see reactions, I said "No, actually I disarmed before coming in here." Then added "Isn't it weird that you can carry in the Texas capitol building but not in the Brown Co Courthouse?" He looked rather sheepish and said "Well you can't carry in a Federal Courthouse either." LOL, I didn't want to embarrass him further so I let it go.... but its like WHAT does that have to do with anything! I guess he had to say something he knew! I mean you can't carry in a bar either, but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

[tacticool]

I had to go to the courthouse a couple of days ago, and the deputy at the metal detector asked "No guns or knives?" Wanting to see reactions, I said "No, actually I disarmed before coming in here." Then added "Isn't it weird that you can carry in the Texas capitol building but not in the Brown Co Courthouse?" He looked rather sheepish and said "Well you can't carry in a Federal Courthouse either."

Like the Federal Capitol.

Maybe Joe Stack was on to something.

[HankB]

Well, I'll be complying with a summons to jury duty this Friday . . . my town's municipal court. (Typical case - guy fighting a speeding ticket.)

I better disarm before entering the building the same way I did before "early voting" last Saturday at Randall's . . . the powers-that-be must really be worried about people who respond to jury duty summonses running amok . . .