Teachers WITH A CHL can LEGALLY keep a firearm in their vehicles but it will likely result in termination if discovered.
I just try to focus on the fact that the Texas Constitution guarantees every citizen the right to keep and bear arms in lawful defense, and the Second Amendment gurantees the individual the right to do the same "in case of confrontation".
I recall - from fuzzy memory that section 42.01 defines the disorderly conduct speech offense as "abusive, vulgar, (perhaps profane)" language spoken in public (something about) inciting violence - as a criminal abuse of the First Amendment.
I think government must be very careful about undertaking regulation of guaranteed reserved RIGHTS of the citizens. There are plenty of circumstances when I could personnaly make some pretty profane vocal utterances. Would I still be committing a "crime" ? Depends on the what I was responding to - I guess.
Predatory crime IS RAMPANT in the U.S. Thousands of habitual violent felons are released back on to the streets of America every day. They are virtually unemployable. Would any of US hire one of them ?
So HOW do they survive - if so few employers hire them ? They get into purse snatching, auto theft, burglary, robbery, and of course drug trafficing.
Every law-abiding citizen is CONSTANTLY 24/7 - AT RISK - because these people are among us. Most law-abiding folks don't venture out after the sun goes down - because these predatory opportunists infest the parking lots, sidewalks, and shadows of every community.
Meanwhile we tolerate "laws" that cripple the law-abiding citizen's ability to defend themselves against such predators.
Call me a "Socialist" on this one -the government (US) is going to have to offer GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT these people in some productive manner - OR keep them behind bars.
It cost money to keep them behind bars, and states have budgetary threshholds for funding incarceration - including Texas.
I think most intelligent people - and even Legislators - appreciate this dilema.
I see these folks with little or no future every day right here in Arlington.
They hit me up for money at Krogers, Walgreens, wherever.
We - as a society_ have to come up with a better way of dealing with this problem - starting in the public schools where most of this delinquent behavior starts.
I rant - again.