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G.A. Heath wrote:

Bladed wrote:

Bladed wrote:Now OCT wants to oust the author of the 2013 campus carry bill: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This is what Kory Watkins, the director of Open Carry Tarrant County posted on Senator Birdwell's campaign Facebook page:

I heard you don't support Constitutional carry?

It's the #1 priority on the Republican platform. I know that's something you never read but you might want to start. Enjoy your last few years as a elected official. The Revolution is here.

Yeah, These guys can't help themselves because they are too busy "helping" the cause...

In all honesty, do they really think that this is helping matters any at all? This is exactly the kind of activism that has hurt OC efforts in the past and has resulted in attacks on folks that are critical in getting our legislation passed. OCT, OCTC, and to a lesser extent CATI, Texas Carry, and Gun Rights Across America need to calm down, cool off, and seriously think before making any more statements.

Unfortunately, the levels of animosity and rhetoric seem to be growing, and more and more of that animosity and rhetoric seems to be directed at NRA-backed legislators whom the open carry activists view as being ideologically impure. When I watched the interim Senate hearing last spring, I thought, "Wow, open carry may have a better chance than I thought." Shortly thereafter, someone hit the self-destruct button on the entire open carry movement.

I don't know whether it was the result of being invited to testify at a committee hearing, being reported on by the national news media, or being surrounded by people who are constantly telling them how smart and right they are, but for whatever reason, the leaders of these open carry groups developed delusions of grandeur and decided that not only do they have the clout to get open carry passed on their own but that they have sufficient clout to get it passed in any form they choose (i.e., unlicensed open carry) and to oust any legislator who refuses to side with them 100%.

The fact that open carry activists would go after a gun-rights champion like Senator Birdwell is mind-boggling. They've become so casual in their grenade tossing that they don't even care that most of the grenades are landing in their own trench.

Bladed wrote:Now OCT wants to oust the author of the 2013 campus carry bill: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This is what Kory Watkins, the director of Open Carry Tarrant County posted on Senator Birdwell's campaign Facebook page:

I heard you don't support Constitutional carry?

It's the #1 priority on the Republican platform. I know that's something you never read but you might want to start. Enjoy your last few years as a elected official. The Revolution is here.

Charlies.Contingency wrote:

Bladed wrote:

Charlies.Contingency wrote:

8) State nullification of the federal Gun Free School Zone Act that places an unconstitutional 1000ft bubble around schools.

I would like to see something done about that ridiculous law, but I doubt we 'll have any effect on the state level. I think it's wrong that those who live where a school is, or a school is is built near them, that they loose some of their rights!

I agree that the 1,000-foot buffer mandated by the federal Gun-Free School Zone Act is a terrible law; however, it should be noted that the act doesn't apply "on private property not part of school grounds" or "if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license."

Could you get me a link to the specifics of that law? I thought it was no if's ands or buts, 1000ft.

The full text of Section 922 of the United States Code is available HERE, but that is a lot to read. The Wikipedia page on the act gives a pretty good rundown on the statutory exceptions (with links to the actual code): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun-Free_S ... Exceptions" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Charlies.Contingency wrote:

8) State nullification of the federal Gun Free School Zone Act that places an unconstitutional 1000ft bubble around schools.

I would like to see something done about that ridiculous law, but I doubt we 'll have any effect on the state level. I think it's wrong that those who live where a school is, or a school is is built near them, that they loose some of their rights!

I agree that the 1,000-foot buffer mandated by the federal Gun-Free School Zone Act is a terrible law; however, it should be noted that the act doesn't apply "on private property not part of school grounds" or "if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license."

Now OCT wants to oust the author of the 2013 campus carry bill: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Open Carry Texas We are confident with about 98% certainty we're going to have open carry next year. Unfortunately, right now the odds are that our elected politicians are going to see dollar signs in that right and try to license it. If we only get licensed open carry next year, Open Carry Texas will file a lawsuit against the state.

I'm not sure whether I should start with the fact that they think they can predict a bill's outcome with 98% certainty, the fact that they think the only thing standing between them and unlicensed open carry is greedy legislators trying to generate tax revenue, or the fact that they think threatening to sue the state somehow helps their cause.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:Numbers 4 and 10 are NRA and TSRA issues and OCT knows it.

Yes, but won't it be nice to have OCT helping out by showing up at committee hearings to insult legislators and provide quotes/soundbites to the media?