Posted on 04/24/2016 10:12:11 AM PDT by marktwain
(a) A state agency or a political subdivision of the state may not provide notice by a communication described by Section 30.06, Penal Code, or by any sign expressly referring to that law or to a concealed handgun license, that a license holder carrying a handgun under the authority of this subchapter is prohibited from entering or remaining on a premises or other place owned or leased by the governmental entity unless license holders are prohibited from carrying a handgun on the premises or other place by Section 46.03 or 46.035, Penal Code. Exceptions to the law are listed in Section 46.03 or 46.035. Among the exceptions are courthouses. During the United States occupation of Iraq, the Green Zone became famous. It was a heavily fortified zone with limited entrances. People coming into the Zone were searched for weapons and contraband to reduce attacks on people inside of the zone. It appears that some Texas polities are attempting to test if they can create their own Green Zones if they have a court hold occasional hearings inside of their administrative complexes, declaring the entire administrative complex a courthouse. McLennan County is one such entity.
In 2015, the Texas legislature passed a change in Texas statutes that prohibited government entities from posting signs to ban people who legally carried guns in areas where they are not banned by Texas law. From the Texas statute 411.209:
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...can this NOT go unanswered...
Why doesn’t the Attorney General just ARREST ALL OF THEM, Hold them without bail for being a Danger to the Community, and prosecute them ALL.???
Always amazed me that no public guns in a courthouse has almost been universally accepted for centuries and the number of courthouse shootings is still not next to zero. I know they don’t happen frequently but they’re still noticeable. If gun really control worked, there should be only a couple of incidents of courthouse shootings in our history.
Correction. I meant “If gun control really worked,”. Sorry.
There is a procedure in the law to gain compliance. The AG is following the procedure.
Some local governments are likely to challenge the law in the courts.
Seems to me the DA IS AFRAID of law abiding citizens that own and carry firearms.
Obviously he’s afraid that his corruption will be found out and he might get shot, and justly so.
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