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...same like a good carpenter from a bad one...how he uses the tool...

...Texas had it right...once...

The right of a citizen to bear arms, in lawful defense of
himself or the State, is absolute. He does not derive it
from the State government. It is one of the "high powers"
delegated directly to the citizen, and 'is excepted out of
the general powers of government.' A law cannot be passed to
infringe upon or impair it, because it is above the law, and
independent of the lawmaking power.

Texas Court Decision
Cockrum v. State, 24 Tex. 394, at 401-402 (1859)]

...that's what happened in TX...I forget when but a looong time ago...I was shocked when I moved from LA and found I couldn't even carry a pistol in the car in "wild and wooly" TX...so I got a .20 ga pump, some 4" pvc pipe, and .....

...I have been digging to see how long it's been legal in VA to open carry...and haven't found it...


...in LA, it's been legal at least since 64 when I got there...and raised less eyebrows...TX has been a looooong time without it...so it would be novel, to say the least...

...reasonable and balanced...we've gone too long without seeing folks carrying in towns to expect it not to stir up a ruckus...but where they've "always done it"...it gets less reaction...

jmra wrote:

speedsix wrote:...NOLA's like Kalifornia...it don't count when you're talkin' 'bout Louisiana, USA...wholelotta folks end up face down in the streets there WITHOUT a gun...

...I lived in La only 20 years...but OCed from about 19 on...didn't go much south of Alec unless there was a big reason...it just wasn't a big deal...

North of Alec? You might as well of been a Yankee.
Yes, NOLA is very different from the rest of the state. I remember many people promoting a US border fence just south of I-10.

...the only reason they didn't is that the import fees would have made all that good cookin' too expensive for the rest of America!!!

...NOLA's like Kalifornia...it don't count when you're talkin' 'bout Louisiana, USA...wholelotta folks end up face down in the streets there WITHOUT a gun...

...I lived in La only 20 years...but OCed from about 19 on...didn't go much south of Alec unless there was a big reason...it just wasn't a big deal...

...'bout as useful as a tie clip...

...it turned out like the link in the previous post reported...

...I lived in an OC state growing up... never knew of a problem except for one smart-alecky lawyer...most folks who wanted to just strapped 'em on and went about their business...but that was back when folks minded their own business more...

...oops... http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/co ... f-handguns" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...I've been on their forum for awhile...got revolted by the amount of infighting and childishness there...if legislators read that forum for very long, it can't make a good impression or further their cause...perfect example of a house divided...