Texas Gun Legislation - 2015 84th Session

[karlac]

Tomorrow, every OWB holster will be sold out. Backordered for a year....

Ordered mine less than five minutes after the gavel hit...

 

[peeps]

So does that mean IWB holsters will go on sale? Weeee

 

[Koinonia]

I made sure to post on the Abbott Facebook post, as a reminder that Open Carry will NOT take effect until January 1st, 2016.

 

[Shady]

I ordered my 2 last week one for my glock 20 the other for my fnx 45 tactical I would hate to be outgunned lol

 

[seeker_two]

I got no pity for'em when they get caught.

Yep.....because we gotta expend all our police and court resources on them victimless crimes....

I think a simple warning will do nicely.

 

[peeps]

Yep.....because we gotta expend all our police and court resources on them victimless crimes....

I think a simple warning will do nicely.

Broken window theory. Plus, I didn't say the cops should arrest and DA should go for full punishment either. Sure wouldn't care if they did though.

 

[seeker_two]

Broken window theory. Plus, I didn't say the cops should arrest and DA should go for full punishment either. Sure wouldn't care if they did though.

Guess you're probably OK with arresting old women for overgrown yards and busting kids' lemonade stands, too.....

 

[NavyVet1959]

Tomorrow, every OWB holster will be sold out. Backordered for a year....

I've never been a fan of the IWB holsters. I don't like having to order pants a couple inches larger in the waist just so my firearm will fit and then end up having them fall off my ass if I wear them without a gun.

I settled on OWB holsters a few years ago. Eventually settled for the OWB Kydex paddle holsters after I had bought a G29 and even bought one for a M1911. It's good enough for a Glock since the Glocks are too butt-ugly to open carry anyway. For a M1911 though, a nice leather holster is more appropriate.

For concealed carry, I just wear a vest as a covering garment. I hate having a wallet in my back pocket, so it's actually more convenient that way anyway. Plus, it gives me a place for my cell phone, pens, and other stuff that would be filling up a shirt pocket. Sure, most people in the know will know that I'm carrying, but this is Texas and anyone who knows is also not very likely to care. It's not like if I was having to carry in some leftist bastion like NY or MA.

 

[Odiferous]

My apologies if this has already been covered...but I couldn't find a correct answer...

Are there any retention requirements for an open carry holster, or is any holster acceptable?

Thanks.

 

[Shady]

no retention required belt or sholder holster is what it calls for.

My apologies if this has already been covered...but I couldn't find a correct answer...

Are there any retention requirements for an open carry holster, or is any holster acceptable?

Thanks.

 

[NavyVet1959]

no retention required belt or sholder holster is what it calls for.

Just read the law and it does in fact mention "belt" holster and not "waist" as I had originally thought. So, I have to wonder if that means that technically you cannot legally carry in a paddle holster unless you are wearing a belt. So, suspenders and a paddle holster would not be allowed if you go by the literal wording of the legislation. Maybe the wording will need to get tweaked a bit or we will need the AG to issue an opinion that says that "belt holster" really just means a holster word along the waist.

 

[Odiferous]

no retention required belt or sholder holster is what it calls for.

Nice - thanks!

 

[Mreed911]

Just read the law and it does in fact mention "belt" holster and not "waist" as I had originally thought. So, I have to wonder if that means that technically you cannot legally carry in a paddle holster unless you are wearing a belt. So, suspenders and a paddle holster would not be allowed if you go by the literal wording of the legislation. Maybe the wording will need to get tweaked a bit or we will need the AG to issue an opinion that says that "belt holster" really just means a holster word along the waist.

Isn't a paddle holster designed to attach to a belt (belt grooves, indentations, etc.)? In other words, a paddle holster made for a belt would be, by definition, a belt holster, wouldn't it? The law specifies belt holster, not belt + holster.

 

[RCK1999]

Isn't a paddle holster designed to attach to a belt (belt grooves, indentations, etc.)? In other words, a paddle holster made for a belt would be, by definition, a belt holster, wouldn't it? The law specifies belt holster, not belt + holster.

My Safariland ALS PADDLE holster has a definite top ridge and bottom bracket that is designed for use with a belt. None of my styles of pants would support a gun and holster without a sturdy belt.

 

[NavyVet1959]

If I'm using an ACU style belt with my jeans, it doesn't really provide much in the way of support for a heavy handgun in a paddle holster. With a regular belt holster, I find the buckle slowly slipping and the gun drooping a bit. With a paddle holster, it's not that bad.

As such, the belt doesn't really do that much over just the waistband of the jeans. A pair of suspenders helps a lot though...

 

[Charlie]

I'd guess that a logical ruling would be a belt to hold the holster in place (which would include a paddle holster as well as one with loops). But I don't want to get too far out on a limb with logic.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

Could be a waist belt or a garter belt. Doesn't specify.

... For the ladies

 

[Charlie]

Or a fan belt, etc.

 

[NavyVet1959]

So, since ankle holsters are apparently not allowed, we will be spared the site of this:

 

[Jakashh]

And with that statement we will get a flood of yayhoos OCing right after he signs cause he just "legalized" it.

Damn fear mongering gingers. The only thing we have to fear are gingers themselves.