Open Carry in Texas

[chuckdeerhunter]

I'm in too.

[stickerpatch59]

Well written!

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[dawgkllr]

Wow! Very well written by Mr. Campbell! I agree that I will probably continue to CC myself but it is nice to have the option available to me.

[Daniel75]

Or if you and all the other CC people were open carring the trouble might not start. If you walk into a store and you see 15 packing would you start any trouble?

So every store you go into, there are going to be 15 people carrying? That's a lofty assumption.

[kumathebear]

Bring it on, but all it really means to me is if my shirt is too short and it's visible.

[chuckdeerhunter]

I'm in too. That was so eloquently written.

[grizzman]

Good editorial.

[Bowhuntamistad]

So every store you go into, there are going to be 15 people carrying? That's a lofty assumption.

There quite a few places here I can walk into and be surrounded by OC-ing individuals. On a weekend, yes, I can see 15 or more folks walking around.

[Bowhuntamistad]

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Don't want to be the initial target when someone gets brave enough to take on the world, but if its concealed I might just be the last face they see. Just saying

It all comes down to good ol' fashioned situational awareness. Do you constantly watch the door when in an establishment? Do you sit facing the crowd? Try to gauge/read people when walking around. Keep people a safe distance from you? Try to have a pretty good idea of what is going around you at all times?

I hate to say it, but if you don't know what is going on around you having your weapon CC'd isn't going to do you much good anyways. They would probably have the drop on you before you even realize what is going on, access the situation, formulate a plan, draw and shoot.

[carboncrazy]

Very well said, and a lot of thought put into that. Very nice sir

[Jmh05]

I think that was well written.

I'm a fan of concealed though.

[xman59]

Or if you and all the other CC people were open carring the trouble might not start. If you walk into a store and you see 15 packing would you start any trouble?

think about your question and look what is in charge of this country from the president on down........... they really are people that stupid,, i know i arrested mostly morons and idiots for 30 years,,, open handgun carry is a dumb idea,,, what we should be doing in increasing the numbers of capable law abiding CITIZENS, to carry concealed.... how are you or anyone else going to know if the other guy is a gang member or not,,, because they will take advantage of open carry!! i am all for carry always have been and encourage responsible people to do so,, but then you have mega hot heads like my own brother who would be quick to pull, because he is also a coward,, how he does not have a criminal record is beyond me,,, i do not want to see people like him carry concealed let alone open,, because if you dropped a light bulb in a store he would shoot first....
so a gang member who has nothing to live for anyway,, walks up to you or anyone else with his open carried gun and decides to rob you, or just shoot you because he can, you will not be able to do anything about it , because he will not announce his intentions,,,, go to u tube and look at the "knock out game" videos which many filmed themselves or someone in their group did... every one of the victims was sucker punched, all of them were criminal offenses and they committed the crime anyway.... it would be no different with open carry,, the best advantage to a "CITIZEN" is concealed carry,, there not likely to allow you to carry in all the stores, banks schools or post offices,, so guess were the auto burglar is going to be waiting,,, in the store parking lot watching you get out with an empty holster or watch you move around trying to hide your pistol.... it will not be there when you get back,,,
society as a whole can not be allowed to just openly carry a gun we did that up until the early 1900's,, gun laws went into effect because of the people who were quick to resort to a gun,,
i do agree with back ground checks,, to carry,, but i also think anyone who has not been proven mentally unstable or even just hot tempered, should allowed to carry concealed.... but the macho attitude " i have an open gun on my hip" is wrong... that very idea is about being large and in charge,, i am billy bad ___ here is my gun, i dare you!!.
i am also against the 30.06 law of not being able to carry concealed in certain places because the very places most of those signs are at is were you most likely to need it!!!!
not left in the car with an empty holster, under your shirt...........

[Roybob]

Still CC for me, whos to know !

[expressfish]

It all comes down to good ol' fashioned situational awareness. Do you constantly watch the door when in an establishment? Do you sit facing the crowd? Try to gauge/read people when walking around. Keep people a safe distance from you? Try to have a pretty good idea of what is going around you at all times?

I hate to say it, but if you don't know what is going on around you having your weapon CC'd isn't going to do you much good anyways. They would probably have the drop on you before you even realize what is going on, access the situation, formulate a plan, draw and shoot.

100% awareness.

[muzzlebrake]

Being the shy diminutive vertically challenged guy that I am, I still like the element of surprise. CC for me.