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Someone asked about why you would want to OC:

Lots of people will give all kinds of reasons.

For me, it boils down to this. As Americans, we should be able to if we want to.

Its really that simple.

I would like to state once again that if you do support open carry, this online poll signed by out of state folks is worth exactly nothing.

Join the NRA and the TSRA and let those organizations know you want them to work towards open carry.

Considering how short our legislative sessions are (which is a great thing), this next session I want campus carry passed. That is my number 1 gun rights goal right now. But I believe open carry and constitutional carry in Texas will eventually be a reality. Laws just change slowly in Texas, and I'm okay with that.

Our rights to bear arms have been infringed upon since Reconstruction. Its been over 100 years of very strict gun laws in Texas, and every single session since the CHL law got passed we've make those gun laws disappear or improved them thanks to the work of Mr. Cotton and others. That is something worth remembering when we complain about how slowly our rights are being restored.

Just remember: We're winning. Work hard, help out, and we will continue to do so.

Just a bit more of a long winded .02 on the subject than my original post.

recaffeination wrote:I don't see where the First Amendment freedom of religion requires people to conceal their crucifixes or burqas or where the Second Amendment right to bear arms requires handguns to be concealed.

Agreed.

AEA wrote:I'm waiting for the "I'm sorry, you are correct" from him........

Good luck, I think you might be waiting for a while.

He went straight from his first incorrect statement to either calling the legislature idiots or implying that they were thinking about brandishing when they wrote other parts of the law, or maybe both. Either way, it doesn't prove him wrong in his mind.

Well, if someone feels something is "silly and juvenile" then I'm sold! By all means, no one should be allowed to open carry if one person thinks its silly.

I'd like for open carry to be legal in Texas.

I don't think an online petition, signed by a bunch of out of state folks is going to mean much.

If you're interested in making it a priority, join TSRA and NRA and let them know you want them to work for it here in Texas.

Personally, I want campus carry more than I want open carry, so that is my number one stated goal anytime I talk to those who work for us in Austin.