Hello, a friend of mine travels to visit relatives in prison and was given a form that had rules about what you can't or can do on their property to keep it brief. According to one of their rules (as can be seen below) you can secure a firearm in the trunk of a vehicle or locked compartment if it does not have a trunk only if it is unloaded, is this correct, I thought nobody could have a firearm in their vehicle on the jails property (it is a state jail)? But if you can and I was just misinformed, and you have a LTC, do you have to unload it, or can it be placed in a small gun safe loaded or is their request going above and beyond what someone is required to do according to Texas Law? Thanks again..
Here is what the jail told him in writing (verbatum):
Firearms, or other instruments designed/used as a dangerous weapon or having explosive substance, are not allowed on the TDCJ property. The exception is for those persons licensed to carry a handgun under Chapter 411, Subchapter H of the Texas Government Code to possess a handgun on the TDCJ property if the un-loaded gun is secured in the locked trunk of a vehicle, or locked compartment if the vehicle does not have a trunk, prior to entering the TDCJ property.