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The Annoyed Man wrote:What's it going to take to shut these OCT folks up? The passage of a "Freedom from Gun Protest Act" which will effectively outlaw the open carry of long guns anywhere except the hunting fields? To think that just a few months ago, we were on track to possibly getting OC passed in 2015, with the support of TSRA and NRA, and good support in the legislature for it......and NOW, just a few months later, thanks to a bunch of boneheaded egotists who simply refuse to understand political realities for what they are, we are not only NOT going to get OC for handguns, but we stand to LOSE OC for long guns.

It makes me want to slap somebody. How STUPID do they have to be?a

I agree with you but if they take away open carry of rifles for a few people open carrying then you aren't losing your right. You never really had the right in the first place. IMO

How many people know that MDA have been kicked out of 2 establishments recently for inappropriate actions (wasn't covered by main stream media)? How many people know that OCT released a statement saying they changed their policy and were not carrying inside Target? Their statement says they happened to be in the parking lot of the establishment next door which is shared by target. Their new policy is not to OC in any establishment unless they are invited to by the establishment, to only carry unloaded firearms and strap them on their back. they also stated they would call law enforcement 24 hours prior to any event and to carry signs or banners during any or all events. They did apologize for their actions before. Their statement also says the pictures in the article were provided by MDA and are from previous events (some of which were not even in TX). They (MDA) are good at trying to elicit an emotional response aren't they? Do we think they aren't above lying? I don't really support how OCT is going about things and agree they have made some mistakes. I do believe we should pass the OC law so that the long guns can be retired (most doing these rally's say the whole point is to get the law passed so they can OC pistols instead of rifles). We are playing into the hands of the anti-gunners by being so quick to judge and react to the emotional response they are trying to elicit. They are looking to erode the second amendment one step at a time and you are incorrect if you believe they only want to ban rifles in public. Once they accomplish that they will come after the CHL and other gun laws. If you don't believe this read a few of their message boards. They have already posted pictures of CHL holders that were printing or temporarily showing and calling for an outright ban. Were the CHL holders wrong for printing or showing? I think that is a different discussion but it shows the anti-gunners thought process on the issue. What I find interesting is most states now have OC laws and don't have these issues. Why do we? Because MDA considers TX a battleground and will do anything and say anything not to lose.