DACA - Can you carry pistol in Car in Texas

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11 hours ago, Chris Duffy said:

Gov. Perry also signed H.B. 1815 after passage by the 2007 Legislature, a bill that allows any Texas resident to carry a handgun in the resident's motor vehicle without a CHL or other permit.^[20] The bill revised Chapter 46, Section 2 of the Penal Code to state that it is in fact not "Unlawful Carry of a Weapon", as defined by the statute, for a person to carry a handgun while in a motor vehicle they own or control, or to carry while heading directly from the person's home to that car. However, lawful carry while in a vehicle requires these four critical qualifiers: (1) the weapon must not be in plain sight (in Texas law, "plain sight" and "concealed" are mutually exclusive opposing terms);^[21] (2) the carrier cannot be involved in criminal activities, other than Class C traffic misdemeanors; (3) the carrier cannot be prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm; and (4) the carrier cannot be a member of a criminal gang.^[22][23]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Texas

 

 

So since the DACA are allowed to get a Texas Drivers License, which they use SAVE System to check their immigration status and also obtain a SS Number, then it looks like it would be legal per this House Bill

The catch-22 in what's posted above, might be is that it states "any Texas resident" ... DACA has no legal residence.

Edited November 26, 2018 by Going through

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17 minutes ago, Going through said:

The catch-22 in what's posted above, might be is that it states "any Texas resident" ... DACA has no legal residence.

If you can get a Texas Driver Licenses or a Texas ID issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, then one would be considered a resident and legal as well. And to top that off DACA have Social Security Number.  My guys DACA card state that it is not good for re entry into the USA. Other than that it's like a greencard

 

TXDPS uses USCIS SAVE System to check immigration status off applicants, and they also require a SSN

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6 minutes ago, Chris Duffy said:

If you can get a Texas Driver Licenses or a Texas ID issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, then one would be considered a resident and legal as well.

According to the dps.texas.gov website---it states you have to have "lawful presence" to obtain a driver license, which is not the same as having legal residency.

 

I'm by no means trying to be a burr in your saddle...just working my head around this as well as it's interesting!

 

 

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27 minutes ago, Going through said:

According to the dps.texas.gov website---it states you have to have "lawful presence" to obtain a driver license, which is not the same as having legal residency.

 

I'm by no means trying to be a burr in your saddle...just working my head around this as well as it's interesting!

 

 

I hear you, lots of grey areas from what I can see.

 

Yes, I have found to be more complicated than I thought