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by lbuehler325
Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:38 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Petition to Allow Open Carry in Texas
Replies: 76
Views: 12911

Re: Petition to Allow Open Carry in Texas

fickman wrote:I want OC and among those who doubt I would use it very often. The principle is important. The options are important.

In an ideal world, we'd have:
- unlicensed concealed carry while in Texas
- unlicensed open carry while in Texas
- inexpensive, accessible licenses for those wanting reciprocity with other states
- no 30.06 law for concealed carry without oral notice (concealed is concealed)
- allow 30.06 law for open carry (respect property rights)
- licensed concealed carry with same rights as off duty / retired LEO
- campus carry
- employer / city / county / public school preemption
- laws that put criminals who use guns away for a long, long time - tripling, quadrupling, or more the minimum sentences for crimes when a firearm is used or when a felon (or other banned person) has possession of a firearm*.
:iagree:

I agree 100%

Both the wifey and I signed the petition online. We each marked that we were TX residents and registered TX voters, but it listed us as "No's" for those parameters. I then looked at the other signatures, and I couldn't find a single "Yes". I think there is a glitch in the code where everyone is listed as out of state.
by lbuehler325
Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:36 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Petition to Allow Open Carry in Texas
Replies: 76
Views: 12911

Re: Petition to Allow Open Carry in Texas

An earlier post suggested that OC was juvenile and silly. Another said it was mostly impractical. And another said it was practical only in that it would allow comfortable carry during summer months without fear of printing. I guess I see each point of view... but I support OC on the premise that it is my 2nd Amendment right. Licensing and taxing for a right actually makes it not a right. And those are certainly infringements on my right to bear arms. Would I OC? Not if I could comfortably conceal. But I certainly don't want to force another citizen to conform to my personal opinion of how to carry their weapon. I only want my politicians to protect our rights.

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