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Taypo wrote:I'm denying that they're qualified to carry, based simply on the fact that they're military. You and I have more experience with carrying concealed than the majority of the armed forces. I've not seen a single mention of training, licensing or testing in ANY of the knee jerk "Let them carry guns!" posts or articles mentioned here. Just being military isn't enough. Prove competency, the same way Texans do, in order to carry.

Well, I'll deny that any training or licensing should be required by the gooberment for a human being to exercise their God-given right to bear arms in self defense, and also point to the apparent lack of any widespread problems in the many states that allow unlicensed open carry, much less the seven states that allow unlicensed open or concealed carry.

Instead of saying the military doesn't meet Texas standards, I'll point out that our standards are too restrictive anyway.

jmra wrote:So, it would be perfectly fine for teachers to break the law and carry in schools as long as they don't get caught until they have to use the gun on an active shooter?
I have no doubt what the response would be on this forum if a teacher with a CHL was busted with a gun in school if there was not an active shooter, but somehow it all becomes ok once a shooter shows up?
I think some of us need to research situational ethics and see if that is a road we want to travel.

Well I have thought about "situational ethics".

I consider forcing an ordinary citizen who is not otherwise disqualified to be unable to defend themselves an immoral and improper law anyway. Self defense is a God-given right and last I checked he outranks Austin. So any teacher caught carrying while otherwise not doing anything illegal would get a pass from me if I was on a jury. Jury nullification is also a time-honored principle in which ordinary citizens can rule the legislature overstepped its bounds.

And if you want top continue down that road, you could include carrying in bars and other forbidden places.

That said, I am also a practical man who has weighed the trade-off between complying with certain laws I do not agree with and avoiding the risk of having adverse legal consequences. Generally, I will comply.