“unlawfully carrying a weapon while being a member of an outlaw gang.”
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Was that determined in a court, or deemed so by a bureaucrap?
It is one thing to unlawfully carry a weapon. (without concealed carry permit) It is quite another to base the illegality upon membership in an “outlaw gang”.
Headshake.
You have to read the article. The fire department evidently has rules against not reporting issues with the police. They also have a policy against having a lady friend call in sick for you when you are in jail.
This includes: "A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about h is or her person a handgun in a motor vehicle or watercraft that is owned by the person or under the person's control at any time in which: ... (2) the person is: ... (C) a member of a criminal street gang, as defined by Section 71.01"
He was listing the reasons the man was fired, not what he was charged with. It most likely is a serious violation of department policy to be a member of an “outlaw gang”, whether you carry a weapon or not.