Isn't it a sad irony that those that profess to be the strongest advocates of pro-2A freedom are incapable of using the incremental tactics that have been shown to work in this context and others?Charles L. Cotton wrote:HB910/SB346 are the open-carry bills that are most likely to pass. There's nothing wrong with HB164, but the other two are backed by the NRA and TSRA and we have worked with those authors.canvasbck wrote:Any chance of hb164 getting to a floor vote before they realize that their pet bills are dead?Charles L. Cotton wrote:This must be the season for limb-climbing for me so I'll go out on another one. I believe we would have had at least a 50/50 chance of passing unlicensed open-carry in 2017, if licensed open-carry were to pass this session, were it not for counterproductive tactics. Two years of people getting used to seeing others carrying handguns and being normal, responsible citizens would have gone a long way toward easing fears. Unfortunately, the vivid pictures in the minds of the general public are not of "normal, responsible citizens." There is no estimation how far back unlicensed open-carry has been set and it will get worse when HB195/SB342 go down in flames.Jim Beaux wrote:As a constitutional carry proponent, I find OCT an embarrassment. Its behavior has alienated many and I view this group as being a burden to advancing our 2A interests.
I dont know how much longer we should continue to be silent regarding these ill mannered extremists.
Chas.
Chas.
SA-TX