Breitbart; Texans licensed to carry firearms may bring their weapons to religious services if specific conditions are met, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton noted Thursday. The official opinion also exempts religious institutions from state fees levied on private organizations which maintain security forces.
General Paxton told Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R) in an advisory opinion that a licensed worshiper may carry their firearm onto a religious entity’s property if the institution does not provide proper notice to attendees that such items are forbidden. Unless the requirements under Sections 30.06 and 30.07 of the Penal Code are met, Texans may lawfully carry concealed or visible weapons, respectively, Paxton explains.
If a body of worship utilizes a building in a rental capacity, attendees are bound by the property owner’s existing notice.
“To the extent a church operates on property other than its own, it should consult with the owner of the property to determine the extent to which it may prohibit or allow the carrying of handguns,” Paxton writes. read more
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
49 other ‘safe’ states for terror attacks.
I’ve been packin’ at church (in Texas) most of my life; never occurred to me that the legality might be in doubt. Wouldn’t have mattered.
Texans have been packing in Church since there was a Texas
Nice of them to come around on the permission thing, though.
I do not require permission from state toadies to defend myself or my family. My Creator blessed me with that responsibility.
My grandmother was born in 1890 in Blossom Texas and she used to tell us that when she was a girl the men always brought their guns when they rode to church.
And if it keeps the preacher from getting too long-winded, there’s another bonus.
I live in Blossom, TX. People around here are very friendly and polite. Most of us are armed, even in church. Did not matter if it was “legal” or not, we look out for ourselves and each other.
MAGA!