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I have come to the conclusion that Constitutional Carry (CC) and licensed carry (LTC) need to be separate. Not as a law, but as to what they honor. LTC people should have the right to carry everywhere that is not within a secure area. Face it, I think LTC's have proven themselves. CC has not proven itself to be as law abiding as LTC and that makes some people unsure as to possible criminal actions or intimidation. Where a CC person cannot carry a firearm needs to be spelled out like it was for LTC's in the early days of concealed carry. There needs to be CC restrictions with a LTC option out clause.

Will CC be able to carry where they want? For instance why should a CC person be able to carry into a hospital, the Texas State Capital (I can understand that making lawmakers nervous), churches, school grounds, or government buildings without proving themselves. Not to beat a dead horse, but CC does need to prove themselves and not ride on the shirt tails of LTC like so many proponents of CC are trying to do.

Will CC persons be able to carry however they want? Will they be able to carry concealed? Will they be able to pocket carry with just the handle visible? How about stuck down in their waist band with no holster or just a clip?

No carry sign for CC persons. It must be unique to CC and not 30.06 or 30.07. Use something different like a gun buster sign with special requirements. Maybe a red circle with a diagonal slash, starting at the upper left to bottom right, through it. The circle being 10 inches I.D. and 12 inches O.D. with a semi-auto pistol pictured in the white portion of the inner 10 inch circle with the diagonal slash. In the red circle specify Texas Code 30.08 or some such. Specify that the sign must be displayed on all entry doors above the operating handle but not more than 5 feet above the threshold.

Possibly then we could get things like HB 560 passed.

troglodyte wrote:

Lynyrd wrote:If any of our members live in Parker or Wise county, please write your representative Phil King and ask him to support this bill. He is the chair of the committee the bill has been assigned to, Homeland Security and Public Safety. There are nine members of this committee. They will decide whether this bill gets sent to the full house for a vote. Here are the representatives that need to be contacted.

Phil King, Parker and Wise counties - Chair
Poncho Nevarez, West Texas including Pecos, Marfa, and Van Horn - Vice Chair
DeWayne Burns, Bosque County and Johnson County
Gina Hinojosa, parts of Austin
Justin Holland, Collin County and part of Rockwall County
Jarvis D. Johnson, part of Harris County
Will Metcalf, part of Montgomery County including Conroe
Matt Schaefer, part of Smith County including Tyler
Jon Wray, Ellis County and part of Henderson County

Here is a link to the committee where you can find info on each member.

http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees ... ittee=C420

Does it do any good if the rest of use contact them, after all they now represent the all of the State by being on a committee?

My first line was:
As a Member of the Homelands Security and Public Safety Committee, Please vote yes on HB421 and nix HB659.
You can substitute Chair or Co-Chair for Member.

Hopefully it will be assigned to the right committee.