BAB,
I’d recommend you ask the folks who know:
Texas Department of Public Safety on the Web
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/
Look over their site. You might end up e-mailing Information Management
at:
webmaster@txdps.state.tx.us
Then, when they answer your e-mail, you have something *in writing* to
show a trooper (if you’re stopped and questioned) that you are doing what
DPS recommended. (PS. I’d leave copies of your request and DPS’ answer
at home.)
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*I* recommend you ask direct questions that require yes or no answers.
Something along the lines of:
I am not a resident of Texas. I will be travelling from ___ to ___.
1) Is it legal for me to have a loaded handgun in plain view on the front
seat of my vehicle?
2) What does Texas law indicate is “travelling”? And how does this affect
my right to have a handgun when I travel?
3) For any firearms in the trunk of my sedan (back of my pickup -
whatever), what laws apply to these weapons? They will be unloaded, of
course.
4) Must firearms in the trunk be disassembled?
5) How must firearms in the trunk be stored? Are locked containers
required?
6) Must ammunition be in a separate container? Must that be locked?
7) Please advise how may I comply with all applicable Texas laws by
carrying these guns in the state of Texas.
Please answer before ___ so I receive your information before I leave.
(Pick a date a week or so before you plan to leave.)
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Make up your own questions, of course. But make them direct questions
requiring direct answers.
[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited November 10, 1999).]