Brownsville Herald Poll "Are opposed to the new open carry gun law in Texas?"

[oljames3]

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/poll_4 ... 24fd3.html

Unscientific, but fun.

[Rmartinez37]

So far its split 60/40

60 being pro-OC

[Jago668]

68.5% in favor now.

[jason812]

Now 71.7%

[mrbuck]

Guess I better go vote it up a little more.

[mrbuck]

Someone else must have voted the other way,still 71.7% after mine.

[VoiceofReason]

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/poll_4 ... 24fd3.html

Unscientific, but fun.

Surprised to see this in the Valley. I'm from the Valley and I regularly have family, who own guns themselves, decry carrying guns. However, the decry it not because of safety or because of the principle of the thing. They decry it because it means you don't know how to defend yourself otherwise. My brother in law told me over thanksgiving (who owns several handguns and rifles but refuses to carry), "You know that most of the people who carry guns carry them because they either can't or don't want to learn how to defend themselves." He then went on to say that a man who carries a gun is less of a man than he is. Its a bunch of macho poodoo.

And people like myself that are crippled?

[oljames3]

Surprised to see this in the Valley. I'm from the Valley and I regularly have family, who own guns themselves, decry carrying guns. However, the decry it not because of safety or because of the principle of the thing. They decry it because it means you don't know how to defend yourself otherwise. My brother in law told me over thanksgiving (who owns several handguns and rifles but refuses to carry), "You know that most of the people who carry guns carry them because they either can't or don't want to learn how to defend themselves." He then went on to say that a man who carries a gun is less of a man than he is. Its a bunch of macho poodoo.

My grandfather always told me to use the right tool for the job. As a senior citizen and disabled vet, my right tool for self defense is (right now) a 9mm pistol. I'm not as good at a lot of things as I once was, but I'm as good a shot as I ever was.

[longhorn86]

Now 74.6%

[Pawpaw]

74.6 now.

[ELB]

75.6

[Steve5115]

No. 77.3%

[VMI77]

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/poll_4 ... 24fd3.html

Unscientific, but fun.

Surprised to see this in the Valley. I'm from the Valley and I regularly have family, who own guns themselves, decry carrying guns. However, the decry it not because of safety or because of the principle of the thing. They decry it because it means you don't know how to defend yourself otherwise. My brother in law told me over thanksgiving (who owns several handguns and rifles but refuses to carry), "You know that most of the people who carry guns carry them because they either can't or don't want to learn how to defend themselves." He then went on to say that a man who carries a gun is less of a man than he is. Its a bunch of macho poodoo.

Don't forget, the Valley is heavily Democrat and voted in large numbers for the Traitor in Chief both times so it wouldn't surprise me if the majority is anti-gun. But that last line is especially funny coming from someone living there. I also used to live there and still have family there.

[LikWid]

77.5