SA-TX wrote:All true but doesn't it raise a more important question: what's stopping an OC bill from becoming law next session? The likely gubernatorial nominees of BOTH parties support it (at least in theory by Davis's claim), the sitting Lt. Governor - and president of the Senate - supports it, as do those running for AG like Land Com. Patterson, and finally our sitting governor. Can it really still be that "controversial" now? Are we only lacking the support of the Speaker of the House? With the number of folks running for office who say they are pro-OC, you'd think it would be the first piece of legislation introduced and sail through both houses.
That would be a good test for how they really feel about the Second Amendment. Democrats and Republicans alike.
In my view it's only a test of how they really feel about open-carry. There are many very strong Second Amendment supporters who are either ambivalent about open-carry or out right opposed for fear it may negatively impact other Second Amendment rights. The OC crowd's attempt to make a person's position on open-carry a litmus test for how they feel about the Second Amendment has succeeded only within their own community. It's like saying "If you don't like a .45 Schofield revolver, you don't really support the Second Amendment."
Chas.
Chas is right as usual.
At a dinner get together last night, the subject of OC came up and our host, who was our first CHL instructor as well as being retired State Police, announced that he was not for OC. Me, I'm okay with OC because I firmly believe that after the 'new wears off', it will be hard to spot a gun on a non-LEO hip. ITMT, concealed is concealed.
SA-TX wrote:All true but doesn't it raise a more important question: what's stopping an OC bill from becoming law next session? The likely gubernatorial nominees of BOTH parties support it (at least in theory by Davis's claim), the sitting Lt. Governor - and president of the Senate - supports it, as do those running for AG like Land Com. Patterson, and finally our sitting governor. Can it really still be that "controversial" now? Are we only lacking the support of the Speaker of the House? With the number of folks running for office who say they are pro-OC, you'd think it would be the first piece of legislation introduced and sail through both houses.
That would be a good test for how they really feel about the Second Amendment. Democrats and Republicans alike.
In my view it's only a test of how they really feel about open-carry. There are many very strong Second Amendment supporters who are either ambivalent about open-carry or out right opposed for fear it may negatively impact other Second Amendment rights. The OC crowd's attempt to make a person's position on open-carry a litmus test for how they feel about the Second Amendment has succeeded only within their own community. It's like saying "If you don't like a .45 Schofield revolver, you don't really support the Second Amendment."
Chas.
Chas is right as usual.
At a dinner get together last night, the subject of OC came up and our host, who was our first CHL instructor as well as being retired State Police, announced that he was not for OC. Me, I'm okay with OC because I firmly believe that after the 'new wears off', it will be hard to spot a gun on a non-LEO hip. ITMT, concealed is concealed.
Cutting through the rhetoric, it's an excellent test of how they feel about "shall not be infringed" versus "reasonable restrictions" when it comes to gun rights.
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SA-TX wrote:All true but doesn't it raise a more important question: what's stopping an OC bill from becoming law next session? The likely gubernatorial nominees of BOTH parties support it (at least in theory by Davis's claim), the sitting Lt. Governor - and president of the Senate - supports it, as do those running for AG like Land Com. Patterson, and finally our sitting governor. Can it really still be that "controversial" now? Are we only lacking the support of the Speaker of the House? With the number of folks running for office who say they are pro-OC, you'd think it would be the first piece of legislation introduced and sail through both houses.
That would be a good test for how they really feel about the Second Amendment. Democrats and Republicans alike.
In my view it's only a test of how they really feel about open-carry. There are many very strong Second Amendment supporters who are either ambivalent about open-carry or out right opposed for fear it may negatively impact other Second Amendment rights. The OC crowd's attempt to make a person's position on open-carry a litmus test for how they feel about the Second Amendment has succeeded only within their own community. It's like saying "If you don't like a .45 Schofield revolver, you don't really support the Second Amendment."
Chas.
Chas is right as usual.
At a dinner get together last night, the subject of OC came up and our host, who was our first CHL instructor as well as being retired State Police, announced that he was not for OC. Me, I'm okay with OC because I firmly believe that after the 'new wears off', it will be hard to spot a gun on a non-LEO hip. ITMT, concealed is concealed.
What did you have for dinner?
Brown whiskey followed by meat and taters, etc. and an excellent dessert. All in all, YUMMO!
SA-TX wrote:All true but doesn't it raise a more important question: what's stopping an OC bill from becoming law next session? The likely gubernatorial nominees of BOTH parties support it (at least in theory by Davis's claim), the sitting Lt. Governor - and president of the Senate - supports it, as do those running for AG like Land Com. Patterson, and finally our sitting governor. Can it really still be that "controversial" now? Are we only lacking the support of the Speaker of the House? With the number of folks running for office who say they are pro-OC, you'd think it would be the first piece of legislation introduced and sail through both houses.
That would be a good test for how they really feel about the Second Amendment. Democrats and Republicans alike.
In my view it's only a test of how they really feel about open-carry. There are many very strong Second Amendment supporters who are either ambivalent about open-carry or out right opposed for fear it may negatively impact other Second Amendment rights. The OC crowd's attempt to make a person's position on open-carry a litmus test for how they feel about the Second Amendment has succeeded only within their own community. It's like saying "If you don't like a .45 Schofield revolver, you don't really support the Second Amendment."
Chas.
If I may return to the original observation - that the conditions to pass on OC bill seem to be quite favorable - and to the original question: what do we lack to succeed in the next Legislative session? Have all of the pronouncements of support changed the environment?
The terminology "open carry" used to describe a holstered handgun that isn't hidden from view has stuck in my craw since the first time I heard it. I'm not kidding myself thinking we can shed the term entirely, but it's strikes me as being a bit of a "coming out of the closet" type of connotation.
That having been said, I could have done without Wendy Davis stirring up a lot of attention to the effort to relax the carry restriction in Texas. Her worthless "support" for OC - seeing as how she'll never be a Texas Governor - just doesn't pass the smell test. More likely a strategy to obstruct any future effort to relax the carry restriction by stirring up controversy during this campaign.
I would like to see Texas live up to her historical "Frontier/Cowboy" image and have OC. As I've said many times, 'OC ain't no big deal'. Even where it's legal, it ain't done....in town at any rate. WildBill, what was that song, "Don't take your gun to town son, leave...."? Once the 'new' of OC Freedom wears off, life will return to "normal" - whatever that is.
Once OC is passed, would I OC? Probably not, but I would be less concerned about 'printing' than I am now...and I ain't real concerned now.
Oldgringo wrote:I would like to see Texas live up to her historical "Frontier/Cowboy" image and have OC. As I've said many times, 'OC ain't no big deal'. Even where it's legal, it ain't done....in town at any rate. WildBill, what was that song, "Don't take your gun to town son, leave...."? Once the 'new' of OC Freedom wears off, life will return to "normal" - whatever that is.
Once OC is passed, would I OC? Probably not, but I would be less concerned about 'printing' than I am now...and I ain't real concerned now.
I would much rather see a guy walking down the street with a pistol on his hip than an AR slung on his back.
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SA-TX wrote:All true but doesn't it raise a more important question: what's stopping an OC bill from becoming law next session? The likely gubernatorial nominees of BOTH parties support it (at least in theory by Davis's claim), the sitting Lt. Governor - and president of the Senate - supports it, as do those running for AG like Land Com. Patterson, and finally our sitting governor. Can it really still be that "controversial" now? Are we only lacking the support of the Speaker of the House? With the number of folks running for office who say they are pro-OC, you'd think it would be the first piece of legislation introduced and sail through both houses.
That would be a good test for how they really feel about the Second Amendment. Democrats and Republicans alike.
In my view it's only a test of how they really feel about open-carry. There are many very strong Second Amendment supporters who are either ambivalent about open-carry or out right opposed for fear it may negatively impact other Second Amendment rights. The OC crowd's attempt to make a person's position on open-carry a litmus test for how they feel about the Second Amendment has succeeded only within their own community. It's like saying "If you don't like a .45 Schofield revolver, you don't really support the Second Amendment."
Chas.
If I may return to the original observation - that the conditions to pass on OC bill seem to be quite favorable - and to the original question: what do we lack to succeed in the next Legislative session? Have all of the pronouncements of support changed the environment?
Thanks, SA-TX
The "original observation" was that Wendy Davis lied and said she supports open carry. There was no original question.
It's far too early to make any remotely accurate estimate of legislative support for open-carry. The people who have expressed support for open-carry can't even introduce a bill, much less get it passed. If Straus is Speaker and Pickett is Chairman of House Homeland Security & Public Safety, then the deck is still stacked against open-carry. Open-carry never got a vote because Straus and Pickett didn't want it to.
In my opinion, the fear of open carry will go the way of the fear of concealed carry. It (concealed carry) was going to cause un-mitigated death and destruction. Blood would turn all of our rivers red! etc etc etc. Once concealed carry passed all the fear was shown to be vapors in the guts of liberals. Nothing changed as lawful citizens are lawful with or without a firearm. Same will be true if the firearm is concealed or on the hip.
SA-TX wrote:All true but doesn't it raise a more important question: what's stopping an OC bill from becoming law next session? The likely gubernatorial nominees of BOTH parties support it (at least in theory by Davis's claim), the sitting Lt. Governor - and president of the Senate - supports it, as do those running for AG like Land Com. Patterson, and finally our sitting governor. Can it really still be that "controversial" now? Are we only lacking the support of the Speaker of the House? With the number of folks running for office who say they are pro-OC, you'd think it would be the first piece of legislation introduced and sail through both houses.
That would be a good test for how they really feel about the Second Amendment. Democrats and Republicans alike.
In my view it's only a test of how they really feel about open-carry. There are many very strong Second Amendment supporters who are either ambivalent about open-carry or out right opposed for fear it may negatively impact other Second Amendment rights. The OC crowd's attempt to make a person's position on open-carry a litmus test for how they feel about the Second Amendment has succeeded only within their own community. It's like saying "If you don't like a .45 Schofield revolver, you don't really support the Second Amendment."
Chas.
If I may return to the original observation - that the conditions to pass on OC bill seem to be quite favorable - and to the original question: what do we lack to succeed in the next Legislative session? Have all of the pronouncements of support changed the environment?
Thanks, SA-TX
The "original observation" was that Wendy Davis lied and said she supports open carry. There was no original question.
It's far too early to make any remotely accurate estimate of legislative support for open-carry. The people who have expressed support for open-carry can't even introduce a bill, much less get it passed. If Straus is Speaker and Pickett is Chairman of House Homeland Security & Public Safety, then the deck is still stacked against open-carry. Open-carry never got a vote because Straus and Pickett didn't want it to.
Chas.
Yes I should have said MY original observation and question. Thanks for the information about Straus and Pickett.
Wendy Davis is a known liar...so I would put no confidence in anything she said.
On OC in general. In VA it is not a big deal most of the time. I OC occasionally (usually when I am camping or out in the country and may need it in a hurry). I imagine when we make our move to the country final in a year I will OC more often, as I will be dealing with more varmits (animal types) and will want to have more than 6 rounds on me. In the suburbs.....no one looks at what is on your waist. With all the various things people carry on their waist (cell phones) no one even notices.
I have seen people OCing in the suburbs. I go to OC dinners on occasion. No one cares or gives you a second look.
TX has better gun laws in general. Yall's castle doctrine is something to be jealous of.
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We usually spend a good part of the summer in OC states (Colorado in particular) and I occasionally see somebody in rural settings with a non-concealed gun in a holster and it's not a big deal and nobody pays any attention. I've never seen anybody OC in an urban setting there though. If Texas ever did go OC, I think many would OC just because they could and then the newness and novelty would wear off.
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