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by Soccerdad1995
Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:51 am
Forum: 2017 Legislative Wish List
Topic: 2017 Legislative Priorities
Replies: 200
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Re: 2017 Legislative Priorities

Ruark wrote:
KLB wrote:Our comments are, insofar as I have noticed them, all about expanding our rights. That's a good thing to think about and to be prepared to address. But what if the anti-gunners have an agenda of their own? Has anyone given any thought to what they might try to roll back and how we might counter that? I was speaking to a friend who predicted this will be a rollback session for gun rights.
I was told by a senior senate staff member that the antis (e.g. the Moms) were going to make a real hard push to replace the 06/07 signs with downloadable gunbuster signs. They have the full support of the Texas Association of Businesses, which represents over 4,000 Texas businesses. The requirement to plaster the front of your business with the big, ugly current signage is reportedly a major sore spot in the business community. Just a heads-up.
There is no requirement for any business to post any signs related to guns other than required TABC blue / red signs.

If a business owner wants to restrict the civil right of their customers to keep and bear arms, then there is a legal mechanism for them to do that. And that legal mechanism includes the use of signage as one of several options. I don't think that is too onerous of a requirement before you are allowed to restrict the civil rights of others.
by Soccerdad1995
Fri Sep 23, 2016 12:35 pm
Forum: 2017 Legislative Wish List
Topic: 2017 Legislative Priorities
Replies: 200
Views: 74381

Re: 2017 Legislative Priorities

MommaBear wrote:
TXBO wrote:
I think it will be a long time before you see support for open carry on campus.

Personally, it wouldn't even make my top ten list.
I'm guessing that you're not on a public university campus 5 days a week. I am.

Just because an issue doesn't apply to you personally, doesn't mean you should ignore it. I don't care about sporting events, but I still support removing restrictions there.

We (pro-gun folks) have to be on the same side or we're never going to win. I personally wouldn't open carry on campus, but I'm not OK with the law prohibiting it.
It's not just a case of people being unconcerned about things that don't impact them personally. In this case, there are a lot of people who are actively anti-open carry on these boards for a variety of reasons. I am not one of them, so I can't elaborate further on the reasoning.

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