This is my first thread on this board, so I will start by saying hello (although I do recognize a lot of names in here from TFL)
I live in a motel room typically as my job often takes me away from home. The other day, I put my Official Police on my right hip and was about to put my sport coat on and leave when I realized I needed to do something on my computer. I sat down, without the coat on, and started working.
After a few minutes, the door clicked and opened. The maid unlocked my door and stepped in to see me sitting behind my room table in front of my computer. She didn't knock as they usually do, she was new and thought that my room was actually our office (the company I work for set up office in the room next to mine) and thought it okay to come on in. She apologized. I said "that's okay, just do what you need to do" or something like that. It was then I realized I had my gun on my right hip....but no coat on to cover it .
I then kept my right arm down to kind of cover it as best I could while and when her back was turned I slung the paddle holster around to the small of my back and turned my front in her direction pretending to look at some paperwork on the floor next to me. She was in and out in probably 1 minute tops getting towels and such.
That was a close one.
From a legal standpoint, I wonder what would have happen if she had seen the gun. Since I am staying in the room, it is a temporary place of residence and as far as I know, in Texas you can wear your gun inside your home. Not that I want anyone to know.
Typically I keep the chain on the door and bolt locked while I have my coat off in my room just in case the hotel people accidentally come in.
I live in a motel room typically as my job often takes me away from home. The other day, I put my Official Police on my right hip and was about to put my sport coat on and leave when I realized I needed to do something on my computer. I sat down, without the coat on, and started working.
After a few minutes, the door clicked and opened. The maid unlocked my door and stepped in to see me sitting behind my room table in front of my computer. She didn't knock as they usually do, she was new and thought that my room was actually our office (the company I work for set up office in the room next to mine) and thought it okay to come on in. She apologized. I said "that's okay, just do what you need to do" or something like that. It was then I realized I had my gun on my right hip....but no coat on to cover it .
I then kept my right arm down to kind of cover it as best I could while and when her back was turned I slung the paddle holster around to the small of my back and turned my front in her direction pretending to look at some paperwork on the floor next to me. She was in and out in probably 1 minute tops getting towels and such.
That was a close one.
From a legal standpoint, I wonder what would have happen if she had seen the gun. Since I am staying in the room, it is a temporary place of residence and as far as I know, in Texas you can wear your gun inside your home. Not that I want anyone to know.
Typically I keep the chain on the door and bolt locked while I have my coat off in my room just in case the hotel people accidentally come in.