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I support open carry as an expression of one's civil rights...... and that's pretty much it. It's almost always a bad idea otherwise.I can see you not wanting to register or have a permit for a handgun.
But do you really think people should run around with a handgun without any training?
Not training on how to load it, aim and pull the trigger but safety training on how to safely store your handgun so children cannot get it, how to handle conflicts while you are carrying a gun, what the law is on self defense and castle doctrine, when it is proper to fire?
Now I know all you gun owners out there know all the rules. But do you trust others running around with a handgun and no training?
Texans can carry handguns without a license or training starting Sept. 1, after Gov. Greg Abbott signs permitless carry bill into law
Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and other Republicans who were initially noncommittal about the bill were under immense political pressure this session from conservatives and gun rights advocates, who have long lobbied the Texas Legislature for permitless carry.www.texastribune.org
You know it won't be as if more people suddenly are carrying a gun that have never touched one before right?
All it means is all the people who have been carrying them concealed can now carry them exposed.
You probably walk past a dozen people a day carrying a gun and you have no idea about it.
Wrong, open carry for CHL holders was passed several years ago. Though I don't see many actually doing it. I always carry concealed.
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And if you are engaging in a march or public assertion of your right to carry openly, do not do it alone...... someone will hit you over the back of the head (or even shoot you) and take your shit. Have a bunch of armed friends with you.
(The only reason that doesn't happen to cops more often is the cops have made it very clear they will kill anyone who pulls that shit; John Q. Citizen doesn't have the protection of a huge state-sanctioned gang to back people off him.)