Sign of the Times? Texas Open Carry One Day Away

By Dean Weingarten

When Texas passed the shall issue concealed carry law in 1995, part of the deal concerned how people would be notified that a business did not allow concealed carry on the premises. A compromise was worked out: an entity that chose not to allow concealed carry on its premises was required to post a sign at all entrances, clearly showing people entering that concealed carry was not allowed. The sign had to be large and highly visible, in both English and Spanish. The letters had to be at least one inch tall. An example of the “30.06” sign is shown below. 30.06 comes from the statute that requires the sign. It takes up about one half of a door space . . .

When the legislature restored some open carry rights for people who had concealed carry permits, they decided to use the same requirements for banning open carry from an establishment. Because this requirement is to ban open carry, a separate sign is required.

The legislature made this code in sequence to the existing 30.06 code, so the new signs are “30.07” signs. They are nearly identical to the 30.06 signs, but they do not ban concealed carry, only open carry. …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns