Posted By: txwildcat
College student ownership/carry advice - 10/26/14 07:38 PM
My college student son recently turned 21 and decided to purchase a handgun—a strong believer in the 2nd amendment! I am trying to give him advice on how to avoid any potential issue with authorities/campus police.
From what I have been able to gather, he is precluded from having the weapon on campus with the exception of parking lots & drives—so he can keep it in his car(locked!). In addition, he is allowed to operate the car with the gun in it (castle doctrine but must keep it concealed) as long as he does not break other laws.
He has plenty of experience with guns and has a good understanding of the responsibility of ownership.
At this point, my advice is to go ahead and get a CHL for further legal education—also LE would be more comfortable in the event he is pulled over with it in the vehicle. The piece of advice is securing the weapon to avoid issues with someone in-experienced getting their hands on it. Obviously, lock the car but also locking the weapon in glove box or gun box if there are other that could inadvertently access—safety first.
Let me know if you have other experience or considerations that I’m not thinking about here. I have been a CHL holder for a number of years and want to make sure I don't miss anything for a non-chl/student perspective.
From what I have been able to gather, he is precluded from having the weapon on campus with the exception of parking lots & drives—so he can keep it in his car(locked!). In addition, he is allowed to operate the car with the gun in it (castle doctrine but must keep it concealed) as long as he does not break other laws.
He has plenty of experience with guns and has a good understanding of the responsibility of ownership.
At this point, my advice is to go ahead and get a CHL for further legal education—also LE would be more comfortable in the event he is pulled over with it in the vehicle. The piece of advice is securing the weapon to avoid issues with someone in-experienced getting their hands on it. Obviously, lock the car but also locking the weapon in glove box or gun box if there are other that could inadvertently access—safety first.
Let me know if you have other experience or considerations that I’m not thinking about here. I have been a CHL holder for a number of years and want to make sure I don't miss anything for a non-chl/student perspective.