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by TrueFlog
Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:31 pm
Forum: 2009 Texas Legislative Session
Topic: Is Open-Carry Dead for 2009?
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Re: Is Open-Carry Dead for 2009?

...and my position as well. For me, the right to open carry has less to do with full-on open carry and more to do with relaxing the rules on concealed carry to make it more practical. The option to partially conceal would be of benefit to all CHL'ers, even if they don't want to open carry. And there are situational concerns as well. I hate the idea of being in a cold restaurant with my girl and not being able to offer her my suit jacket (cover garment). She has to sit there and shiver while I look like a jerk for not helping.

I'd like to add that I'm unfamiliar with OpenCarry.org aside from what I read here. Regardless of what you think of them, please remember that they don't speak for all of us. There are many of us who agree with OpenCarry.org in our goals (i.e. passing open carry) but disagree in our methods (eg. threatening senators, etc.). To say "OpenCarry.org is bad, therefore open carry is bad" would be a mistake (specifically, it's a straw man). To say "OpenCarry.org are bullies, therefore all open carry supporters are bullies" would be unfair, and quite frankly, insulting to many of us. I'm not suggesting anyone here has that attitude, I just wanted to make that point.

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