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WildBill wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

gringo pistolero wrote:

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?

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

gringo pistolero wrote:

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.