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parabelum wrote:mojo84,
I'm getting little fed up with your bully attitude towards anyone who's "new". Who are you?

People are stating their opinions here and you go around with that attitude.

While I state my opinion sometimes more forcefully then I ought to, I have not gone into an attack mode. Is this your usual modus operandi?

I'm new here, so please do educate me. I'm just going to do my best to fit in.

Parabelum, you are new to the Forum and I believe you said you are relatively new to this country. Some of your posts are coming across rather antagonistic, but that could well be unintended. You have experiences that are foreign to virtually all Forum Members and that could well influence your opinions and comments. I understand and respect your feelings and your appreciation for our country.

Most Members of the Forum are a close-nit group and some are almost like family members. Like family members, we agree, disagree, joke and sometimes get irritated. But let one of the "Family" need help or prayers, and all the banter is put aside and we support our brothers and sisters. My description obviously doesn't apply to everyone, but it does to most.

Take a step back, don't take offense, and become one of us. It really doesn't take long.

Chas.

anygunanywhere wrote:How many times have members here talked about proudly showing their CHL (now LTC) as a form of ID but now members are complaining about a business asking for LTC to prove they are OCing legally?

Does not make sense to me.

If you OC and are proud, show the proof. Be considerate and polite.

Prove we are the good guys.

You raise excellent points! Why indeed?

Chas.

Apparently, they are trying to protect their liquor license. No rational person could fault them for doing so. The fact that Grisham and OCT are making an issue of this could well result in Walmart posting 30.07 signs.

The political reality is this. Open-carry has passed and it is no longer unlawful, except under limited circumstances. TPC §30.07(e) provides the same protection afforded to concealed-carry. In 2017, the "Fines for Signs" law will likely be amended to include 30.07 notices and signs. In short, the state and local governments are removed from the open-carry issue.

Not satisfied, the more ardent open-carry supporters now want to force private individuals and companies to accept open-carry. These same people often claim to be the strongest supporters of private property rights, yet when it comes to open-carry, they are quick to abandon that position. As a result of OCT and other "all or nothing folks," many businesses are posting 30.07 signs. Some are also posting 30.06 signs meaning open-carry has cost almost 1 million LTCs the ability to carry self-defense handguns where they have been able to do so for two decades. The more harassment businesses receive, the more 30.07 signs will be posted and, unfortunately, more 30.06 signs also. Now who is the true enemy of the Second Amendment, the company that prohibits open-carry but allows concealed-carry, or the open-carry supporters who's conduct ultimately results in more business banning all handguns?

Chas.