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mr1337 wrote:

ghostrider wrote:OC would be nice as an option (and as a matter of principle) but frankly I have other changes I'd like to see:

# elimination of the 51% rule
# campus carry

I agree. I'd rather have 51% repeal and campus carry than open carry, if it came down to the brass like that. Being able to carry in 51% establishments and especially on campus could do more good. Open carry is more of a convenience and freedom. Concealed Carry in more places could (read: WILL) save lives.

As polls here have shown, OC is not a top priority in our community. However, recent events have made it so. Additionally, if the Governor-elect mentioned it, unprompted, you would think that a) it is on his mind and b) it is a clear signal to the legislature that he doesn't consider it controversial or veto-worthy. In other words, it should be a gimme but anyone following this issue for awhile knows that the opposite has been true (no doubt due in large part to the long-gun OC demonstrations). I suggest that we accept the gift and press on with the rest of the agenda, too.

SA-TX

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

Texsquatch wrote:My biggest concern is what OC may do to impact CHL. Could OC somehow lead to the end of 30.06 and make it easier for places to ban guns? Could it spell out more restrictions?

In a word, NO. We'd kill the bill if it hurt concealed-carry. But that won't be necessary and I wish I could say more.

Chas.

Wahoo!

Thank you Charles for the work you have done and will do on this issue. The circumstances in which you are doing it makes it all the more impressive.

SA-TX