I can tell you one thing. It's a clear example of opinion masquerading as news.nightmare69 wrote:From my local news...
http://www.news-journal.com/news/state/ ... 30d27.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;"(Open carry) has been pushed off the rails by the nut jobs," said Jerry Patterson, a former Marine, gun enthusiast and open-carry advocate who wrote the state's concealed handgun license law as a state lawmaker in the early 1990s.
Is this true?
First of all, Patrick has never said OC isn't a Senate priority. The media made that up out of thin air. Secondly, the way this is written makes it appear that Patrick caved in to the OC activists which is also false.Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a tea party favorite, took a surprising step back from his campaign pledge to "fight for open carry." Patrick stunned open carry advocates when he said it wasn't a Senate priority and didn't have the votes to pass.
Open Carry Tarrant County leader Kory Watkins urged open carry advocates to respond and posted "We the people are the power," and, "Get your panic buttons ready" on Facebook.
About 24 hours later, Patrick issued a statement saying he's never wavered on Second Amendment issues and promised the Senate would "focus" on an open carry bill.