Federal Judge Rules - "Second Amendment protects the right to openly carry"

WalkingWolf said:

But you are only carrying with PERMISSION, so concealed carry is not a right. The only way it would be a right for you is if you carry concealed without the express privilege of a permission card.

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Let's be clear: people in Texas have a right to defend themselves, and to carry a firearm. That the state infringes this right by requiring a permit does not change this fact.

The state infringes OC more.

The audio to the Oral Arguments to Bonidy are here.

A non-party to the appeal filed a motion to release the oral arguments which was granted yesterday. I sent him an email asking for a copy which he forwarded to me this afternoon.

I've added the oral arguments in the Bonidy case to my collection of Second Amendment oral arguments maintained at my website.

You can find the audio to the Bonidy Oral arguments under the October 21, 2014 Update by clicking here.

By the way, this is an as-applied challenge limited to one post office. The Court of Appeals may or may not weigh in as to whether or not it believes the "regulation" is facially invalid.

Also, Bonidy backtracked on Open Carry. He argued that concealed carry inside of the post office was appropriate and did not even argue for Open Carry in the post office parking lot.

10th Circuit court watchers should know by now that this could be fatal to Bonidy's cross-appeal.

JT, your assessment is right on, it's on the carrier to chose the mode of carry that suits them best .
I do have a CCW permit and both open and conceal carry depending on where I'm going, weather,dress,ect,ect.
I am not on a crusade ,I do it my way for my comfort and piece of mind.

....................Jack

JTHunter said:

The "right to bear" is a RIGHT.

How you choose to exercise that "right" should be up to you and dictated by things like the weather, the location where you would carry (CC vs. OC), the activities you would be doing, etc.

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Our course its up the carrier as to what he carries and how.

Judges just want to make a name for themselves and will say anything to affect that goal.