Brady style?? In my opinion, the OC movement was so poorly conceived and executed it had no chance out of the gate. Although I am all for restoration of our full 2nd amendment rights, practically speaking, it must be done in incremental steps. To bully a proposed piece of legislation through, almost attacking our gun friendly legislators is, politely, naive at best and detrimental to the overall cause at worse. I hope these friends of the 2nd amendment in Austin aren't soured by the onslaught that was/is suppose to be thrown against them.Captain Matt wrote:In fact, the Brady-style emotions against keeping and bearing arms openly has convinced me to make a few calls in support of the property rights of employers.
Effective restoration means small steps with those items that have a chance to succeed coming first. Parking lot and school carry are prime examples of that. In my opinion, OC had no chance this session. That's not to say that the waters shouldn't have been tested and if done properly, perhaps even pursued. But to negate the possibility of restoring other aspects of 2nd amendment rights because the masses didn't support OC this year due to the likelyhood it couldn't get the needed support (this session) in the form it was presented is self defeating for the movement overall.
I for one hope that OC efforts slide into oblivion this year before they negatively impact beyond repair those good pieces of legislation that have a real chance.
I hope this post hasn't violated forum rules, I don't intend it as an attack on anyone, but rather my take on the overall philosophy of how not to implement OC in today's environment.