Saw an Open Carry March today in Watauga/Fort Worth

[mamabearCali]

The reality is that business owner likely thought to himself that he has enough to worry about here at Christmas without dealing with hysterical people responding to other people wanting to make waves carrying visible guns around. If approval of open carry of handguns means those same people parade around inside his store armed, he probably will be looking into 30.06 signs. It will be the easiest way to keep hysterical customers and gun toting "nuts" out of his hair. I sorely wish the button pushing would stop. I love being able to carry concealed into 99% of the places I go. When the signs go up to stop me from doing that, then as far as I'm concerned these well-meaning folks' behavior have just caused me to lose my gun rights. I don't think open carry is wrong. I think being unnecessarily impolite and inconsiderate of the fears and concerns of others is wrong. Making people afraid who have a right to go about their day unruffled is not going to make them like guns any better. It will make them believe they must get involved in the politics of putting a stop to it.

I understand your concerns and I really don't agree with all the tactics of the OC movement especially some of what has gone on of late.

However I do not have the right to go about my day unruffled. I am ruffled everytime I so much as take my kids to Kohls......simply advertising is often risque (so much so that I covered my sons' eyes the last time we walked through. I am ruffled every time I go to the mall....people dress very inappropriately and use terrible language even around children. I am ruffled everytime I turn on the TV and have had to take my children out of the room during the 5pm to 9pm hours because of the content of commercials. If I don't like it or if I find something offensive and had the audacity to complain I would be told to grow up and shut it and to not look if I did not like it.

You are right though it won't make them like guns any better, at first...however it might start a conversation that leads to a better place. I was won to the pro-liberty side on guns philosophically by my brothers who used a fear I had to make a positive impact. I won my husband then by starting a conversation. It is a conversation starter. For that their antics many be useful.

[Cedar Park Dad]

Are we not for the complete 2nd Amendment? Or are we for part of the 2nd Amendment? In my book it's all or none. I'm not saying I would do it but the option should be there.

No right is unlimited. While I am ok with OC in appropriate places, your argument doesn't hold. Nothing is absolute.

[K.Mooneyham]

Are we not for the complete 2nd Amendment? Or are we for part of the 2nd Amendment? In my book it's all or none. I'm not saying I would do it but the option should be there.

No right is unlimited. While I am ok with OC in appropriate places, your argument doesn't hold. Nothing is absolute.

Rights may indeed not be absolute. However, limitations placed on ANY right should ALWAYS be subject to the strictest of scutiny. One may not have the right to yell fire in a crowded theater, but if they want to stand on a sidewalk and talk about fire, they certainly shouldn't be blocked because hearing about fire upsets someone. I'm not the eloquent speaker, I know, but I hope my point is made.