and this has what to do with OC??
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Are you serious?
What does a lawsuit for unlawful arrests of open carry activists have to do with open carry?
Did you read the campaign description? Do you want me to copy and paste it here so that you're spared the incredible burden of having to click a link?
"Region VII DPS (Capitol Complex) has been violating the rights of gun rights advocates for far too long. Since September 2013, there have been nine arrests at the Capitol, most recently in April 2015.
Initially, the arrests centered on the lawful carry of pre-1899, antique or curio, black powder revolvers.
Then, they began arresting people for merely having realistic-looking black powder revolvers in holsters.
Now, they are arresting law abiding citizens exercising their right to symbolic protest for merely having a chunk of rubber in a holster that resembles a gun (blue training pistols). The most recent two arrests were for plastic or rubber "guns." In one case, they even broke the ribs of one advocate who was doing nothing more than sitting cross legged on the ground, refusing to speak.
DPS troopers have demonstrated over and over again that they are willing and able to arrest Texans fighting for gun rights. Their leaders have testified against pro-gun bills. Their investigators have given free passes to body guards of gun control groups who assault gun rights advocates. Where laws don't exist they have either invented them or resorted to simple bullying techniques and charged us with "criminal trespassing" for daring to ask what crime we were committing to be legally asked to leave a public space.
We've tried using the system to force them through pressure and advocacy to do the right thing. We've tried meeting with and calling leadership. We've asked the Attorney General for assistance. Now that they are resorting to arresting people for having plastic, dollar store toys that look like guns the time has come to use legal means to seek justice.
These Texans have paid out thousands of dollars in bonds, attorney's fees, time and fuel fighting to have the charges dismissed or the cases brought to court. All but the most recent two arrests have had their charges dropped because no crime was committed. This hasn't stopped DPS from continuing to squash the 1st and 2nd Amendment rights of Texans on the tip of the spear for gun rights this legislative session.
We need your help to right this wrong. We have contracted with the Law Offices of Millie Thompson who is willing to work on a contingency basis (donating her time unless we win) to take our case and finally hold DPS accountable. However, we need to raise money to pay for the paralegal and any costs associated with filing the suit.
This lawsuit affects YOU because, without it, DPS continues to feel empowered to violate your rights just because they can. It's time we restored the power where it belongs in Texas - with the people. It's time we demand that our law enforcement honor their oath and obey the law and the Constitution.
If you donate to help with this lawsuit and we win a cash settlement, your donation will be refunded to you after attorneys fees (please ensure you use a valid email address). Any money left over after paying back our donors will be split among litigants equally to reimburse legal expenses. We don't expect and we aren't asking for money...we want justice. Most of the money, if any, paid out to complainants will be donated to gun rights charities in Texas, including Open Carry Texas, Texas Carry, and Lone Star Gun Rights to continue the fight for your rights in Texas."
Hopefully this answers your question, because I'm putting the baby spoon up now.