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steveincowtown wrote:My question wasn’t “why isn’t NRA/TSRA supporting this bill” my question is what are they actively doing prevent the 30.06 portion from going forward if the bill hits the floor. I know that they already have an agenda, game plan, etc.

I bet they've already got an amendment written and legislators primed to support it. That's probably not a top secret plan, just common sense.

pcgizzmo wrote:I still don't see if the 30.06 sign was enough to deter posting for concealed carry why it wouldn't be enough to deter open carry. If it's too big of a problem for companies that want to keep out legal citizens carrying concealed guns to post 30.06 signs today what makes anyone think just because open carry might pass there going to be any more apt to post 30.06 signs?

People are lazy by nature. They know in the back of their head that people can carry today yet they don't take the time to post 30.06 signs and I doubt even w/OC your it's to be like the old west. We have examples from other parts of the country that are OC and it's just not that way.

The thinking is that many business owners/managers who might not be comfortable with the idea of people carrying guns in their business don't post because they don't see people carrying. Concealed means concealed and out of sight is out of mind. Some of them (number unknown, but some) would post a 30.06 sign if they were really aware of people carrying.
If they see people carrying openly, then they are reminded of it. That might motivate some of them to find out what kind of sign they need to post in order to prevent this. If the same sign is used, that would mean more places where we can't carry concealed.

I am in favor of open carry. I really think that after an initial period of excitement, it'll become no big deal. I've mentioned in other threads that I open carried daily in New Mexico when I worked there. (Worked in a gun store where I was encouraged to carry, but I frequently left the store to run errands or get lunch and carried openly wherever I was going.) But I understand the concerns of the Texas CHL community. Let businesses prevent open carry with a simple "gunbusters" sign and it will be less likely to affect concealed carriers. The 30.06 sign is the issue here.
I think open carry will come (back) to Texas. I'm all for that. I'm just not sure this is the right time.
We are winning battles on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms front. We're taking back our rights a little at a time. But I think baby steps to ease the public into the idea of people carrying guns is the way to win the war. Open carry, this year, might be too much too soon.
We are all on the same side, working toward the same goal. We just have different ideas about how and when and where to push.
We have strength in numbers, so I support the NRA and TSRA. I may not always agree with their strategy, but I think that presenting a unified front is the wise move. So encourage the group to push the issues important to you, but stay within the group. We'll get there.