Well, not to split hairs, or give the appearance of being argumentative, the term "constitutional carry" is the title of HB195:Charles L. Cotton wrote:gdanaher wrote:From the DMN:
"Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, introduced a bill that would allow people to carry handguns without obtaining a concealed handgun license."
BTW, it would be a good idea to stop referring to a legal concept that does not exist, i.e. "constitutional carry." Now matter how appealing this buzz phrase may be, it diminishes one's arguments in favor of unlicensed carry of firearms when one grounds those arguments on a nonexistent premise. Until the SCOTUS issues an opinion stating that the Second Amendment includes an unfettered right to carry handguns, there is no such constitutional right. This is especially true in light of dicta in the Heller case and the SCOTUS' recent refusal to hear a New Jersey case challenging that State's "may issue" statute on Second Amendment grounds. I disagree with the Court, but that means nothing.
Chas.
"BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This act shall be known and cited as the Texas
Constitutional Carry Act of 2015."
Now, if I'm totally off base, or misunderstand the message you are imparting, I just want to say, I retract everything I just posted, and further disavow having any knowledge of any topic in the history of the world in the past, present or future.
