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hillfighter wrote:

Keith B wrote:"He's just walking around [saying] 'See my gun? Look, I got a gun and there's nothing you can do about it.' He knew he was frightening people. He knew exactly what he was doing," said parent Karen Rabb.

Concealed carry citizens aren't allowed to display their handgun like that.
Open carry citizens aren't allowed to carry a handgun in the open either.
But cops can carry handguns openly.

If "there's nothing you can do about it" then he must have been a cop. Assuming the story isn't fiction.

Parents at a Forysth County park abruptly stopped a children's baseball game after growing suspicions of the behavior of a man carrying a gun in a waist holster Tuesday night.

"He's just walking around [saying] 'See my gun? Look, I got a gun and there's nothing you can do about it.' He knew he was frightening people. He knew exactly what he was doing," said parent Karen Rabb.

Rabb told Channel 2’s Tom Regan the parents grew so alarmed that they brought the game to a halt when the man declined a request that he leave a parking lot overlooking the baseball field.

steveincowtown wrote:

Keith B wrote: Wrong. The 'in your face' tactics being pushed by these OC activists are alienating those that might have been on their side at one time.

The tactics are in your face, but at least they are doing something. They have no leadership or direction from any major gun rights organization. I would take a guess that the breakdown of OC activist like those mentioned above are something like:

10%= "I have a long gun, I can carry it legally, and I want you to be shocked"
20%= " I have a long gun and I can carry it legally."
70%= "Well, no body else has a plan, I might as well tag along with these guys."

Of course, this is all conjecture but there is no denying that without leadership and organization from folks who actually know what they are doing this is what we get.

It like having a birthday party for a bunch of kids, providing no structure for the party, and then getting made when they start throwing dirt.

MeMelYup wrote:Isn't that a violation of Texas pre-emption law?

Texas Statutes - Section 229.001: FIREARMS; EXPLOSIVES
(a) A municipality may not adopt regulations relating to the transfer, private ownership, keeping, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, ammunition, or firearm supplies.
(b) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority a municipality has under another law to:
(1) require residents or public employees to be armed for personal or national defense, law enforcement, or another lawful purpose;
(2) regulate the discharge of firearms within the limits of the municipality;
(3) regulate the use of property, the location of a business, or uses at a business under the municipality's fire code, zoning ordinance, or land-use regulations as long as the code, ordinance, or regulations are not used to circumvent the intent of Subsection (a) or Subdivision (5) of this subsection;
(4) regulate the use of firearms in the case of an insurrection, riot, or natural disaster if the municipality finds the regulations necessary to protect public health and safety;
(5) regulate the storage or transportation of explosives to protect public health and safety, except that 25 pounds or less of black powder for each private residence and 50 pounds or less of black powder for each retail dealer are not subject to regulation; or
(6) regulate the carrying of a firearm by a person other than a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, at a:
(A) public park;
(B) public meeting of a municipality, county, or other governmental body;
(C) political rally, parade, or official political meeting; or
(D) nonfirearms-related school, college, or professional athletic event.
(c) The exception provided by Subsection (b)(6) does not apply if the firearm is in or is carried to or from an area designated for use in a lawful hunting, fishing, or other sporting event and the firearm is of the type commonly used in the activity.
(d) The exception provided by Subsection (b)(4) does not authorize the seizure or confiscation of any firearm or ammunition from an individual who is lawfully carrying or possessing the firearm or ammunition.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 229, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 10.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 215.001 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(10), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

getsome wrote:

nightmare wrote:Blaming this on pro gun activists is like blaming rape victims for dressing "too sexy" and provoking the attack.