Originally Posted by
Wayne Dobbs
I started in 1978 and there were no carry permits in Texas then and the law (PC 46.02; Unlawfully Carrying Weapon) was lots more restrictive than lots of folks thought in The Republic. It basically outlawed handguns on or about your person except in a very few circumstances. The common practice of the day was to book folks you caught with pistols if a) they were doing stupid shit, b) were DWI, c) were wanted on other charges or d) were criminal types. If it was a decent citizen with a gun, we typically unloaded it and put it in their trunk and told them to have a nice day and what they did after they left us was up to them.