Morgan wrote:I don't think there are too many people HERE on this forum who would oppose open carry if legislated CORRECTLY. I don't know what we're arguing about. I think that there are people who know a lot more about the way the laws of this state are written than me who are saying that the way opencarry.org's legislation is written is BAD for TX. THey're not saying, "Open carry legislation is bad" they're saying "THIS legislation is bad." We certainly don't want to support legislation that can be used to harm our RKBA rights.
I'm all for good, reasonable open carry laws. It just doesn't sound like this is it. I don't know how often I'd actually open carry... probably only at night walking my dogs, I'd thrown on a paddle holster for convenience. But I'm all for it from a 2A standpoint. I'm a libertarian...I'm all for the expansion of my rights, even if I choose to not flex them all the time.
Still trying to decide. I posted in another forum, but my questions are:
1) Is open carry intended to be an unlicensed ?
2) If so, can anyone carry? (mental patients, felons, children)
3) If not, how do we weed out those that shouldn't?
4) If a licensing method is used, how is it enforced?
5) Can an officer stop anyone carrying open to verify they are licensed?
6) If not, will a crime have to be commited (gun related or not) in order for a policeman to check for your license?