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One more thing, Charles. If we can't get proper open carry in Texas, the only option I'm left with is pre-1899 open carry. Undoubtedly, that would mean I'd also need your services as an attorney because I'm sure to find myself in the grey bar hotel even though it is legal. You don't want that to happen, do you?

SA-TX

Skiprr wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:SA-TX we are lucky to have you as a member on TexasCHLforum.com. Even though you and I disagree on this issue, I truly appreciate everything you've done to promote your goals as a consummate statesman. I'll repeat what others have said on another thread -- it's a shame you don't have a leadership role in OpenCarry.org and the Texas open-carry movement.

I'll agree with that a second time. If not now, maybe 2011. Or SA-TX could run for the Texas House...

Thank you Charles and Skiprr. I've been out of town and only now have had a chance to catch up here. I truly appreciate your post. In some sense I do have a leadership role. I'm on the short list of people that receive email regarding activities in Texas and I've made financial contributions to the advertising campaign. I honestly believe that the role I'm playing is the best one for me. I really don't want to go on live radio or have my name in the newspaper. As for running for the Texas House, well, I better find a new home before doing that. I live in a solidly Democratic district. Even if I didn't, I'm not sure that elected office is the place for me.

As befits my reputation, I'll take this opportunity to ask everyone reading this to please think creatively about how we can accomplish all of our goals this session. I fully support campus carry and parking lot carry. I go to work every day disarmed as a result of employer policies, so I've got as many "chips in the pot" on this one as everyone else. With regard to open carry, so many have worked so hard to get the governor and others on the record supporting the concept of open carry that it would be a terrible shame if it didn't get the support needed to at least advance a bill. The concealed carry story in Texas shows us that sometimes it takes multiple sessions to get something done. I understand but I also worry about how many "good sessions" we have left. What's more difficult to understand is the, in my opinion, needless sibling rivalry. I recently read where the leader of Students for Campus Concealed Carry said he hoped that open carry died quickly and was frustrated that it was often mentioned in the same news stories as campus carry. Perhaps I'm just naive, but I believe that two or three gun bills aren't too many for the legislature to handle in one session and that one good idea doesn't have to cannibalize another.

I look forward to partnering with many of you as the session continues. I'm hoping and working hard for but I know if we don't support one another, we'll end up

SA-TX