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lawrnk wrote:I tried explaining that to him, no luck

All you can do is try. I hope his luck holds out.

- Jim

lawrnk wrote:"I never planned on carrying outside of my vehicle."

Many carjackings occur as the driver is approaching the vehicle on foot. That's the best time to get a victim who has his keys in his hand and may be distracted.

I never understood the thinking in having a weapon in the glove box or under the seat.

- Jim

"Displaying a weapon in a manner calculated to alarm" in a private place (on your own property) could also be deadly conduct. One example from real life is a moron (I forget when and where -- it was years ago) who was using a scoped rifle as a telescope and pointing it at people.

- Jim

It is a crime for an illegal alien to be in the country. It is a crime for an illegal alien to acquire or possess a firearm. Would an illegal alien obey a state law that says he can't carry a handgun? Of course not. So you are going to have illegal aliens carrying handguns regardless of what the law says.

Tailoring a law to allow the police to arrest some criminals while violating the rights of law-abiding people is exactly the thinking of all "gun control" advocates. You're just drawing a line in a slightly different place.

This issue is anyway. The bill has been passed and signed into law. It isn't going to change.

- Jim

This is a link to a version of it: http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=7758367&nav=0s3d

It appears to be identical to what was quoted above.

- Jim