What is so fascinating to me is that the reaction above is probably pretty main stream and "normal". However, spending time in Montana, I saw lots of guns carrying openly down town and no one (other than me) looked twice. We react so strongly to the site of someone carrying a weapon because it's all but prohibited currently. Well, to be specific, carrying a handgun openly is prohibited.... I understand there is more hunting/fishing there, but I can't really think of a good reason for anyone to carry downtown any more than here in Texas.RPBrown wrote:Their answer was if someone walked into their shop with a weapon displayed, they would probably be looking down the barrel of at least one if not two XD's. Interesting point. How would they know that this person was not there to rob them? Yes he can legally carry a rifle openly, BUT, that doesn't eliminate the fact that the girls would, in their minds, be protecting themselves.
These people that are doing this before something like this happens and someone gets hurt or gets dead.
The 2nd amendment is already mostly dead in Texas. I understand why in-your-face isn't a good strategy if you want to win hearts and minds, but let's call this spade a spade...
Concealed laws are the answer for personal protection. They're also a nod to the reality that we can't openly bear arms anymore.