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gigag04 wrote:

sooeey2u wrote: I lived in & around Houston from '72-81 and concealed carried 90% of the time w/o a permit being knowledgeable that when carrying concealed it means concealed...



My belief is ALL states should allow OC to al law abiding USA citizens, period.

Was carrying without a permit somehow legal? Or do you mean law abiding insofar as you agree with the law?

No, carrying without a permit was NOT legal. That's why I stated that I made sure my gun was concealed at all times.

A little confused on the next question about law abiding but I'll try to clear up my submission. I believe the law of the land (all states of the US of A) should be that citizens in "good standing" with the law should be able to open carry their guns. "Good standing" in the sense of a criminal background check standard.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:You just joined TexasCHLforum yesterday so you obviously aren't aware that OpenCarry.org is very well known here.

Chas.

Sorry, didn't mean to be condescending or whatever. Just commenting about OC groups and referred to that forum. Won't happen again.

Robert

Dopavash wrote:Wouldn't this make it to where only CHL holders can OC? I don't agree with this route completely but it serves everyone's purposes. Folks who are strictly CC won't have to worry about taking a ride to the station because of an accident and have the option to OC when it suits them. OC folks would be happy with this, I know.

Careful there on the OC folks. If you go on any of the nationwide OC forums like http://www.opencarry.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and you'll find 95% of the members believe in OC withOUT a CHL. They believe it is a constitutional right to open carry regardless of a license. I touched a nerve in there about it,,,,and got flamed by everyone!

It is a good resource forum and big on legislative matters. Right now there is an ongoing petition to get Oklahoma as the 44th open carry state.

I fully support open carry as our Second Amendment right and live in the state of Oregon which is an open carry state.

However I carry concealed most of the time but with summer approaching I tend to OC more often. Even tho I can OC without a permit, I have a Oregon CHL because it gives me more options and more place to legally carry such as school premises and in cities that do not allow OC by municipallity codes.

I also have a non-resident Utah CHL which give me 16 additional states which includes the great state of Texas and my neighboring state of Washington.

Here in Oregon, you can legally carry with or without a permit in bars, taverns, restaurants that serve alcohol (no 51% limitations), even banks. Of course Post Offices are off limits, at least those with metal detectors .

I lived in & around Houston from '72-81 and concealed carried 90% of the time w/o a permit being knowledgeable that when carrying concealed it means concealed...

My belief is ALL states should allow OC to al law abiding USA citizens, period.