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Texas police

KodiakkKodiakk Member Posts: 5,582
edited November 2008 in General Discussion
Just a quick question for a friend. Are Texas officers allowed to carry a handgun if they are in a bar offduty? Are they allowed to carry if they are drinking in a bar offduty? Is a officer in Texas allowed to carry if he is drinking with someone else on their property offduty?


Question for me. Would a out of state officer be allowed to carry here, and would he be allowed to carry the same as officers from Texas?
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    No idea on regs in TX, but beleive there is a Federal law that permits officers of a state, county, city to carry anywhere in the country.
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  • TwoDogsTwoDogs Member Posts: 2,011 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes
    Yes....
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  • TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes*

    Yes

    *No violation of the law unless the person is intoxicated, but often banned or restricted by department policies.
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    Actually, Txs, it is a violation for a CHL holder to carry a handgun while intoxicated. I know of no such law affecting peace officers. Correct me if you know something I don't.

    Common sense would dictate that ANYONE who plans to drink to excess should lock up the guns first, but common sense is a rapidly disappearing commodity.
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  • TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just saying it would be easier for someone to articulate the fact that a person carrying a gun - legally or not - posed a danger to themselves or others for a PI charge.
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  • KodiakkKodiakk Member Posts: 5,582
    edited November -1
    Thanks for the answers folks, I'll pass them on to my friend.
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  • chappsynychappsyny Member Posts: 3,381 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I miss being able to carry in bars like when I lived in NH. I used to spend a lot of time in them with friends but rarely drank myself. Either way, it was perfectly legal to carry while in a bar, drinking or not.
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  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    I'm guessin' y'all never heard of the Federal Law about carrying a firearm (loaded or unloaded) into an establishment that sells booze.
    Must be what that pesky "A" in ATFE stands for.....
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:I'm guessin' y'all never heard of the Federal Law about carrying a firearm (loaded or unloaded) into an establishment that sells booze.
    Must be what that pesky "A" in ATFE stands for.....

    No such animal.
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  • txlawdogtxlawdog Member Posts: 10,039 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    We have some liquor stores here that have shotguns behind the counters for "pesky" patrons.

    Some in plain view!
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  • DBMJR1DBMJR1 Member Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Here in Louisiana, it is illegal to carry in any establishment that makes most of it's sales from liquor. LEO, or CCW. In my younger, more foolish days, I once called an LEO in uniform on this, after he became obnoxiously drunk. I drove real carefully for many years after that.
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  • TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    quote:I'm guessin' y'all never heard of the Federal Law about carrying a firearm (loaded or unloaded) into an establishment that sells booze.
    Must be what that pesky "A" in ATFE stands for.....

    No such animal.Same here....probably because there is no such federal law.

    gunnut - In fact, with certain restrictions a CHL holder in my state can legally carry in establishments where alcohol is served.
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