Kyle Brown wrote:
IMHO, if we are to have open carry in Texas, I feel we should have another "level" of licensing which would require the license holder to prove proficency in defense of the weapon. In order to accomplish this, the license holder attempting to qualify for carry open could be required to complete training and be tested in certain defensive skills taught to LEOs.
I see your point entirely, but I couldn't disagree more. Here's why - we should be able to carry open, concealed or any other way we see fit because the 2nd Amendment says so. The fact that I even need a license to exercise this "right" at all is an abomination.
Show me someone who has thier free speech license. And to take the above analogy farther, if you are going to be a reporter, then you need a special level of free speech license.
My sarcasm's only purpose serves to illustrate the irony that the 2A is the only "right" which we must be licensed to exercise. I am in no way trying to be a jerk.
-nick
PS - some soldier to a homeowner: "can I see your license to prevent quartering of troops please? "
