TexasCHLforum.com

I began telling my CHL classes back in October that open carry would be instrumental in reducing the legal places to carry. One only has to look at Oklahoma and Arizona to get a history lesson. Yes, we are now legal to open carry. We are legal to be the first one shot in an active shooter situation. We are legal to raise gun fears in those who otherwise would be totally unaware of the presence of guns and safer for them being there. But, the proud and the few have rallied to push through this debacle that will end up getting more people hurt then helped. You know, there's the old saying that it's better to be silent and have people think of you as a fool than to open your mouth and confirm it for them. The same, I think, is true with firearms. It's better to conceal and not give away your defense than to reveal you carry and be the first one down.