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by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Feb 09, 2015 2:04 pm
Forum: Texas Firearms Coalition
Topic: New Article: The History of Open-Carry Efforts in Texas
Replies: 13
Views: 9419

Re: New Article: The History of Open-Carry Efforts in Texas

treadlightly wrote:. . . If Texas wants constitutional carry, the path lies through licensed open carry.

i feel like a sellout saying that.
Don't, recognizing reality is necessary if you are to achieve a legislative goal.

I used to slather Rogain on my head, but all I got was a greasy bald spot. Now, I just comb what's left and soldier on.

Chas.
by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:16 pm
Forum: Texas Firearms Coalition
Topic: New Article: The History of Open-Carry Efforts in Texas
Replies: 13
Views: 9419

Re: New Article: The History of Open-Carry Efforts in Texas

The Forum and TFC are read by an audience much broader than our Members and I also post snippets of the articles on my Facebook page and the Facebook page for TFC. My goal is to reach gun owners who do not keep up with current events.

The History of Open-Carry Efforts in Texas article was written to let folks know that there's no reason to believe that serious efforts to pass open-carry have been attempted and failed prior to 2015. If one were to believe this, then it would be very easy to be discouraged (or encouraged if you don't want open-carry to pass). Answering the question as to when the effort to pass open-carry actually began is somewhat like asking a Chinese citizen, a British citizen, an American citizen when World War II began. Your answers will be 1937, 1939 and 1941, respectively.

Though some will be unwilling to admit it, passing a bill that carries the emotion and negative media coverage like open-carry is not going to pass until and unless the NRA and/or TSRA support it. That's the real reason some blasted both organizations. They wanted NRA and TSRA to blindly support their bills and to essentially abandon the multi-year legislative goals and strategic plans both organizations had established, so they could support open-carry instead.

Chas.
by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:13 am
Forum: Texas Firearms Coalition
Topic: New Article: The History of Open-Carry Efforts in Texas
Replies: 13
Views: 9419

Re: New Article: The History of Open-Carry Efforts in Texas

baldeagle wrote:Charles, I think you have a typo "treats of political retribution against any Texas Senator or House Member that did not support open-carry" should be "threats of political retribution against any Texas Senator or House Member that did not support open-carry"
Thanks, it's amazing how many times you can read something you wrote and see what you meant rather than way you typed.

Chas.
by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:09 am
Forum: Texas Firearms Coalition
Topic: New Article: The History of Open-Carry Efforts in Texas
Replies: 13
Views: 9419

New Article: The History of Open-Carry Efforts in Texas

TexasFirearmsCoalition.com wrote:The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

If one where to believe all the hype, it would appear that there has been an ongoing battle to pass open-carry in many legislative sessions in Texas. This simply is not true, so let us look at what has transpired on this issue.
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