I have come to accept that there is going to be an "open carry" thread festering somewhere in the first page of this section of the forum. Once it finally falls off the first page, another one is started soon thereafter. I have simply stopped clicking the thread, because I know that it's going to be the same thing... over and over and over again. The exception is when I get really bored, or can't sleep, or both (like now), and see if anything new has been brought to the table, which it inevitably hasn't.Charles L. Cotton wrote:Eight pages of posts on a subject that had everyone making jokes for the first page or two. This is unbelievable, especially since there hasn't been one single new point raised.
Chas.
I started to type up a response to try and contribute something to this thread, but really - there's nothing new to say on the issue. While I agree that open carry is right and good, I do not think that it will happen on any kind of appreciable scale in any realistic period of time (such as our lifetimes), barring a complete upheaval of society. This very well may happen, but I suspect there will be much more significant things to worry about than open carry of arms. Honestly, trying to push legislators to make open carry legislation is a waste of time, money, and energy. There are significant other areas that need the attention of our legislators without people pestering them with requests that they know cannot be put into law in the present political and social climates.