botheyesonyou
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I posted the "Arrested for Unlawful Carry of a Weapon in my vehicle" topic. As an update, I'm in the process of getting a laywer. I have a scheduled trial by jury date in December.
I've decided that an open carry law on the books would have changed the events that occurred (without paying a $120 CCW tax to the government) as I would have had the pistol on my person. It is also the only thing that can stop the possibility of future BS charges. That being said, I started looking into this possibility seriously. I've always been a fan of open carry from a "that would be cool" perspective. Not from a movie/cowboy point of view, but more about the possibility of people coming together and being heard enough to change a law of that magnitude. The more I look into the current state of politics, the more I realize that open carry is not only "cool," but necessary. Aw s**t, another right wing nut wants to carry a gun, right?! NO. A normal, working class person who identifies lies when they are told realizes that a movement like this reinforces the fact that the power lies with the people. So onto the point of the post.
I see that this forum, specifically Texas, is slow to get new topics. The views for the most popular posts are below 5K, if memory serves me right. I know that 2008 seemed promising with no results. Could somebody explain the long and the short of why this movement seems seasonal, for the lack of a better word? Please don't take offense to the statement, its only the observation of someone who is uneducated on the subject. It took an incident for me to seriously consider what yall have been serious about all along. I'd also like to know what I can do to promote the idea, beyond "tell all your friends." I already have due to the fact that most of my friends see any of my guns and ask "you got a permit for that?!" I'd like to hear from some of you guys that have been involved for a while, if you'll grant a noob the time . Thanks.
I posted the "Arrested for Unlawful Carry of a Weapon in my vehicle" topic. As an update, I'm in the process of getting a laywer. I have a scheduled trial by jury date in December.
I've decided that an open carry law on the books would have changed the events that occurred (without paying a $120 CCW tax to the government) as I would have had the pistol on my person. It is also the only thing that can stop the possibility of future BS charges. That being said, I started looking into this possibility seriously. I've always been a fan of open carry from a "that would be cool" perspective. Not from a movie/cowboy point of view, but more about the possibility of people coming together and being heard enough to change a law of that magnitude. The more I look into the current state of politics, the more I realize that open carry is not only "cool," but necessary. Aw s**t, another right wing nut wants to carry a gun, right?! NO. A normal, working class person who identifies lies when they are told realizes that a movement like this reinforces the fact that the power lies with the people. So onto the point of the post.
I see that this forum, specifically Texas, is slow to get new topics. The views for the most popular posts are below 5K, if memory serves me right. I know that 2008 seemed promising with no results. Could somebody explain the long and the short of why this movement seems seasonal, for the lack of a better word? Please don't take offense to the statement, its only the observation of someone who is uneducated on the subject. It took an incident for me to seriously consider what yall have been serious about all along. I'd also like to know what I can do to promote the idea, beyond "tell all your friends." I already have due to the fact that most of my friends see any of my guns and ask "you got a permit for that?!" I'd like to hear from some of you guys that have been involved for a while, if you'll grant a noob the time . Thanks.