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Charles L. Cotton wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 10:18 am

rtschl wrote: ↑Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:30 am

Charles L. Cotton wrote: ↑Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:15 am 1. Remove all off-limits areas for LTCs;
2. Exempt volunteer security personnel protecting schools and students from the Texas Private Security Act.

Chas.

Removing off limits areas for LTC's needs to be an all out effort by all 2A groups! The Ft.Worth Paper online has had multiple articles on Constitutional Carry being the next big gun law in Texas. While I am for it, it needs to take a back seat this next year to removing off limit areas. Let's spend our political capital wisely.

The bill I have written 1) creates unlicensed-carry; 2) moves all of TPC §46.035 to §46.03; and 3) exempts LTC's from §46.03. The benefit of this approach is that it creates so-called constitutional carry while preserving a big incentive to get an LTC. The Legislature does not like unlicensed-carry, but providing an incentive to get an LTC along with its education/training will help make it more palatable.

I know, I know. The more hardcore open-carry/unlicensed-carry folks are going to cry foul because they would not be able to carry where LTCs would be able to carry. Sorry, sometimes you have to wake up and realize we live in the real world, not Utopia.

Chas.

If that bill succeeds, you will be the man of year!

When negotiating anything with another party, you always start out higher than you are willing to settle for. You have to give the other party the idea that they one part of the battle. I think Charles has it right.

1. Remove all off-limits areas for LTCs;
2. Exempt volunteer security personnel protecting schools and students from the Texas Private Security Act.

Chas.

Will we get that? There will be objections. But statistically we are the safest armed group in the state. That has to count big in the negotiations.

As for the force of law for 30.06/30.07 signs on private property, I see both sides of this issue. Property rights, versus constitutional rights. I have no problem avoiding businesses who post, but I have empathy for their employees who are left defenseless. I can also envision certain jobs where carrying a gun would be a prohibitive risk such as chemical plants where an ND could be devastating. So I would float this idea. If you decide to post your business 30.06 you have to provide armed security for the protection of your employees. No you have something a business owner is good at understanding. Namely, the cost of complying with government regulations.