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Charles L. Cotton wrote:I think you're right. It'll be the same group that alienated every staff member and Representative in the Capitol and managed to taint the entire issue. I'm equally sure they will again blast TSRA and claim that we oppose OC equating TSRA's lack of involvement as opposition.Conagher wrote:However, I still believe you are making an invalid assumption that the Open Carry Kool-Aid will not be served to our legislators and the electorate without TSRA involvement. This was not true last session, and it will not be true this session.
As I've said many many times, TSRA responds to the wishes of our members and they have not indicated they want TSRA to promote open-carry. The only time the subject was broached was during the 2009 TSRA Annual Meetings when Howard Nimrov informally talked with several members to get their opinions. They seem to be fairly evenly split on supporting and opposing OC. With 40,000 members, a relative handful of new members joining to demand OC isn't going to represent the will of the majority of TSRA members. Plus, as I've said several times, we work on a 2 year cycle that begins 30 days after a legislative session ends.
So it's fine to talk about OC and whether or not TSRA's involvement is beneficial or necessary, but the reality is that we respond to the needs and wishes of our members.
Texas OC proponents needs a Texas-based, Texas-run organization run by someone who knows what they are doing to promote OC. I said this last year and apparently no such organization was established.
Chas.