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Under federal law, for firearms purposes, all federal parks are
subject to the state law of the state in which the park is located. See
16 U.S.C. § 1a-7b; 36 CFR § 2.4. In 1998, the executive director
of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department issued an executive
order stating that the carrying of a concealed handgun in state
parks by a license holder is governed by the laws concerning
concealed handguns and that “nothing in the Public Hunting Lands
Proclamation or State Parks Proclamation prohibits a person from
possessing a concealed handgun.” See Exec. Order No. 98-001
(July 8, 1998). In light of this order and expansion of firearm rights
in Texas, the lawful carrying of a concealed handgun or openly
carried handgun in a holster under state law is permissible by both
license holders and constitutional carriers in national parks, federal
wildlife preserves, and national forests in Texas.
C. VA Hospitals: firearms prohibited
FIREARMS PROHIBITED AT VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSPITALS
38 CFR § 1.218(a)(13)
No person while on property shall carry firearms, other
dangerous or deadly weapons, or explosives, either openly or
concealed, except for official purposes.
One place where many law-abiding LTC holders fall victim is at
the VA Hospital. Unlike the Texas laws on hospitals which allow an
LTC holder to carry a handgun unless proper 30.06 or 30.07 signs
are posted (or notice given), the VA Hospital system is governed
by federal law, which prohibits the carrying of any firearm while
on VA property. This includes the parking lot, sidewalks, and any
other area which is the property of the VA.
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