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Can someone let me know if I can carry a gun registered to my wife or vice versa? Also can I carry gun in pocket and not a holster. The gun is small enough to be fully concealed. Thx
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No gun registration in Texas, just need a license to carry. As far as carrying a gun in your pocket, you should really have a pocket holster, you want to make sure you have something to protect the trigger and trigger guard. You don’t want anything snagging on the trigger and causing a negligent discharge in your pants. That would suck
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@Gluon, do you travel outside of Texas as well? If you do, you’ll want to know the laws of where you travel to. The USCCA reciprocity map is tremendously helpful. And welcome to the group!
Here’s the page for Texas:
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/tx-gun-laws/
and here’s the general page where you can check any state:
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/
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If you can lawfully possess a firearm in Texas and have a permit you can carry any legal firearm or knife.
We have no registration of firearms in the state or federally so carry freely and with a smile, just stick within the law.
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Quoted because it cannot be repeated enough. Good job.
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@Gluon you have to check the date on the articles pretty carefully - this stuff changes all the time. Several states increased or reduced their reciprocity with each other recently (WI added some other states’s permits, LA and NM stopped honoring each other’s permits)
I have 2 apps I mostly use, both stay up-to-date pretty darn quick, USCCA and MyFLP. Both say Louisiana honors VA permits. The USCCA app also indicates LA is NOT one of the states that restricts reciprocity to VA-resident permits only.
You can check USCCA online here:
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/la-gun-laws/
about half way down that page you’ll see Louisiana Concealed Carry Reciprocity With Other States - Virginia IS listed.
On the Virginia page:
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/va-gun-laws/
scroll down until you see the States That Have Restricted Reciprocity with Virginia - that lists states that require a VA resident permit and Louisiana isn’t on there.
Best I can tell, the non-resident VA permit makes you good-to-go in Louisiana. And of course, you’ll want to go read all that for yourself and see if you come to the same conclusion.
asking directly is an excellent idea - do let us know what you hear from them!
I highly recommend contacting the attorney general or an attorney specializing in a specific states firearm regulations over any police department. I’m not knocking LEOs here, but with all of the laws out there even attorneys have to specialize in areas to remain current and knowledgeable about the laws.
Michigan State Police is heralded as the most knowledgeable LEOs in Michigan yet they frequently get things wrong, especially when it comes to firearms and carrying. It’s honestly best to go with those that specialize in certain areas of knowledge.
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You can carry a legal gun no matter who it is registered to. You can carry it anywhere on your body & in any type of holster or non-holster that you please
If you are open carrying in a vehicle in Texas, the handgun must be in a belt holster or a shoulder holster.
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