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thetexan wrote:Do you really want to live in a community where anyone can carry a gun and they can't be stopped for anything less than being in the process of committing a crime?

Yes.

I mean, if they're doing something else that's suspicious which would give LE probable cause to stop them then I don't have a problem with it, but carrying a firearm in and of itself is not suspicious.

If you think this is going to be such a problem, please point out what must be numerous problems in other states that are happening due to OC. It seems to me that it's pretty much a non-issue.

rdcrags wrote:Our governor reminded us in an interview that Texas will be the 43rd (I think I got it right) state to allow OC.

While this may be technically correct, in reality it's not. Look at this map of open carry legality: http://www.opencarry.org/?page_id=103" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Now, I've never been to New Jersey, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland or Rhode Island, but I imagine that any licensee in those may-issue states would probably lose their license if they tried OCing.