rodbender wrote:
Mike wrote:
rodbender wrote:
Well, I talked with Mike Guzman at SCCC and he said it was OK to use it. He just wanted to make sure that if anyone makes any statements that we DO NOT support OC on campus. CC only on campuses. I have been thinking that it may be very confusing.
Right - confusing is the issue.
And what's with Guzman telling us to say we do not want OC on campus - horse hockey.
And does Guzman understand that restoring OC rights would vastly increase college students right to carry generally across Texas at age 18 and higher?
He doesn't want to spoil his chances for his bill passing.
So he asked if anyone would just say that we want CC on campuses and OC anywhere else. I think it is a good plan.
We are concerned with restoring open carry rights generally, and should never be saying "Oh, but not at colleges, no no no!" This weakens areentire argument.
On the other hand, we are NOT proposing a bill to change Texas off limits areas - as they say in some legislatures - "
Git yer own bill!"
Our position must remain solid and simple - restore open carry rights generally. And somebody else can try to change what unique areas remain off limits to gun carry in Texas.
Guzman's purported view concerns me - would he rather keep most students banned from carrying guns generally in Texas in order to allow those very few over 21 with conceal permits to carry on a few college campuses? That's putting the peperoni ahead of the pizza!
