The situation in Texas is definitely an interesting one that has caused me to rethink my stance on LGOC in the city in certain instances for certain reasons. Good job, Texas! (hopefully)
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What's the point?! Gonna be bad spelling and grammar
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The situation in Texas is definitely an interesting one that has caused me to rethink my stance on LGOC in the city in certain instances for certain reasons. Good job, Texas! (hopefully)
nonameisgood
Regular Member
There are two reasons open carry of long guns is legal in Texas: 1) to facilitate hunting, and the associated carry, since you ever knew when the opportunity would arise. (Not exactly the situation in a modern city.) And, 2) it was easy for LE to see and keep an eye on long guns since they could not be easily concealed.
Now that people are making a spectacle of themselves, and we have seen various infamous, close quarters shootings with long guns, I expect the citified legislators to regulate carry of long guns.
Now that people are making a spectacle of themselves, and we have seen various infamous, close quarters shootings with long guns, I expect the citified legislators to regulate carry of long guns.
OC for ME
Regular Member
A pistol is only good for getting another rifle...
Point. You're missing it.
1. In TX, long gun is the only option to OC. A lot of the MDA/EFGS b.s. is taken from TX events, and that is what you see purported in MSM from a heavily-biased presentation.
2. OC is OC. It's exercising the right, just like you can exercise the right of free speech via email to your elected officials, street corner protest, or vocal testimony at gov't meetings. One can argue the efficacy of each method, it doesn't make any one method wrong.
3. Vast majority (I'd say 100%, but I'm not that sure) of OC in this style have been completely legal, and the arrests and attention garnered has just shown the fear mongering has worked to make people panic when they see LAC exercising their rights. The news show the headlines, they omit the meat of the matter.
4. It's the person, not the weapon, that is responsible for the crime.
5. If the walls (gun laws) came crumbling down tomorrow, there would not be a great escalation of bearing arms.
I disagree. Remember the context of why handguns were banned from being carried 150 years ago.
Short answer: racism.
I don't think it would be possible for them to pass that law today, yet they have lived with it for so long now that dumb Texans think it is normal to be thusly disarmed.
Games_dmc3
New member
I'm a 26 years old black man, and I would never open carry "fear of being shot" so I'm glad that I have the option to conceal carry
sudden valley gunner
Regular Member
Welcome to the forum.
Come to my state where you actually can open carry.
Here's my nephew.....
Welcome to OCDO. If you joined an "OPEN CARRY" advocacy group for the sole purpose of stating that you would "never" open carry out of a perceived fear...you may be one bullet short of a full magazine. Revel in your gladness at having the option to conceal carry.
Welcome aboard!
While racism is not the current drive, it was the impetus to ban handguns from being carried in Texas. It's sad that all the bigots passed such an unconstitutional law in the first place, and even more sad what drove them to do it. Now, the rich, mostly white, people just get concealed carry licenses and don't stop to think about the fact that they are still bigots against poor people and those who otherwise have a Constitutional right to be armed without a license.
If the minorities would focus on this, they would gain much support from politicians and feel-good community leaders and even celebrities for repealing Texas' racist unconstitutional law.
Gil223
Regular Member
I believe his point was that he is a black man, and that OC'ing a handgun could put him in a particularly high level of danger from our militarized police forces. I could understand that position...
marshaul
Campaign Veteran
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marshaul
Campaign Veteran
Welcome to the forum.
Come to my state where you actually can open carry.
Here's my nephew.....
It shouldn't make any difference, but as it stands I'm tickled pink to see a black man OCing like it's a completely routine thing (he looks respectable, but completely casual). Good on your nephew!
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Firearms Iinstuctor
Regular Member
The only thing wrong I see with the photo could that be a Black Hawk serpa and a Glock we all know how dangerous that combo is./S/
Good to see another open carrier.
Good to see another open carrier.
OC for ME
Regular Member
Photoshopped...obviously; cuz that young-ish white girl in the background is not terrified at the sight of a black man with a gat! I also do not see the other folks wetting themselves a fleeing in terror, nor a SWAT team closing in.
Yepper...Photoshopped.
Yepper...Photoshopped.
sudden valley gunner
Regular Member
LOL...thanks for the humor and the compliments.
This was the year he turned 21, Smith and Wesson compact 9 in a black hawk holster, and nope noone ran away screaming or scared.
Unfortunately he has moved Hawaii, so no more OCing,
This was the year he turned 21, Smith and Wesson compact 9 in a black hawk holster, and nope noone ran away screaming or scared.
Unfortunately he has moved Hawaii, so no more OCing,
Clearly. $2.99 for Cinnabon bread? I don't think so.
That bread makes awesome
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I agree with this word for word.
(Except I think you meant "counter-productive".
As long as you understand what I meant
SouthernBoy
Regular Member
A pistol is only good for getting another rifle...
Were that the case, none of use would be carrying handguns for our defense. I would bet very few of us would be fighting our way to a rifle if we had to pull that piece and use it.
davidmcbeth
Banned
Tell him to fix his hat ! Other than that, he's good to go (I don't think its a Green Bay hat .... )
papa bear
Regular Member
but the fact that he is carrying , will educate the ignorant. we should be supporting him.