TexasCHLforum.com

TexasRedneck wrote:...the 30.06 sign postings have continued to increase ...

That's another thing that worries me. A senator's assistant told me last year that if we were so concerned about the explosion in 06 signs after the last session, we should have left well enough alone. Before the last session, 06 signs were a quiet, background issue. Most people didn't even know what it was. Then all the open carry foofooraw called huge amounts of attention to the signage issue, and suddenly businesses that had never heard of them were posting them by their front doors. I hope all the 560/375/1911 noise this session doesn't kick it up yet another level.

Among those who oppose unlicensed carry, I think the focus is more often not on the person carrying, but on the people around him not carrying, especially in urban areas. Back when the 2nd was written, we didn't have people living in paper-walled apartments, crowded malls and sporting events, massive delapidated inner cities, etc. 80+% of the population was rural. The perception on the part of many is that there enough people out there who don't know how to handle and/or use a gun safely that, if allowed to carry freely, would present a significant danger to the population at large. Thus, we have LTCs.