▶ Watch: Carrying a Firearm Into the Wrong Place Can Become a Crime
Texas allows most adults to carry a handgun, but where you carry still matters. Legal ownership does not protect you if you bring a firearm into a location where the law prohibits it — and those places are broader than many gun owners realize.
Under Texas law, certain locations are off-limits regardless of a license: schools and school activities, courts and court offices, polling places, secured areas of airports, correctional facilities, and premises where notice has been properly posted, among others. Carrying into one of these places can turn lawful ownership into a criminal charge, sometimes a felony.
These cases often turn on the details — whether notice was properly given, whether the location qualifies, and what you actually knew. Brian Foley, a former Felony Chief Prosecutor, handles weapons charges throughout Montgomery County and can evaluate whether the State can actually prove its case. If you are a lawful gun owner facing a charge, do not assume it is straightforward.
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