As you most likely are aware, Texas is now an open carry state. That means that anyone that possesses a handgun license can legally carry the gun openly. Openly here means that it is not concealed. It does not mean that someone can start waving the gun around saying, "look at me I am carrying a gun." Doing that will most likely invite a conversation with police officers.
Handgun owners can be prevented from entering your private place of business so long as proper notice is given. You have seen signs posted in various businesses prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns in certain establishments. If the sign meets the Texas requirements for such notice, you have done what you need to do in order to prohibit the concealed handgun from being carried on your agency’s premises. The sign applies to all who might bring a handgun onto the premises. Not just guests, but employees as well.
Please review Texas Penal Code sec. 30.06 which gives the specific requirements for the Signs. The type must be a certain height and be a certain type style and be displayed in a certain manner and in a particularly conspicuous way.
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