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Now back to the OP.... After reading a substantial portion of all the briefs for Heller and all the incorporation cases, including McDonald, and seeing all the historical references to just how fundamental and important the 2nd Amendment is to our society and our freedom, I'm left choking on the tho...

The only thing Heller did was 1) hold the Second Amendment to be an individual right ; You just acknowledged that Heller held that the 2nd Amendment is an individual right . I am acknowledging no such thing! Really! Your original position was that the combination of Heller and McDonald have made al...

Do you have a cite to this law? I'm an attorney who has been a gun rights advocate for over 30 years and I've never seen nor heard of this law. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'd just like to see and analyze it. It's the original 1871 law. I was just wondering myself what happened to the exception fo...

The only thing Heller did was 1) hold the Second Amendment to be an individual right; and 2) hold that absolute bans on possessing handguns in your home are unconstitutional. The opinion was based on the very important recognition of an individual right to self-defense as well as the recognition th...

One other thing Charles. That was an interesting point you made that the McDonald case extends the Heller case to the states. What I read was: "We therefore hold that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Second Amendment right recognized in Heller." What that...

In sum, we hold that the District’s ban on handgun possession in the home violates the Second Amendment, as does its prohibition against rendering any lawful firearm in the home operable for the purpose of immediate self-defense. Assuming that Heller is not disqualified from the exercise of Second ...

So what you are saying is, you want to be able to wear your weapon in public, unconcealed. Like in Arizona? Can I ask you a question? Why? Hey, don't get me wrong. I am all for the right to keep and bear arms. I have been carrying concealed for 8 years. But, why do you want to strut around town wit...

The SCOTUS just ruled that our right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self defense is guaranteed against state infringement. Nowhere in this ruling, nor in Heller, does it limit this right to just in the home. Keep and bear shall not be infringed. I assume you have a handgun. I assume you wi...

The problem with bad laws is that they grow constituencies. That's why we have a constitutional republic instead of a democracy. That's why we have a constitution and three branches of government instead of one. At this point I can't resist inserting a snarky comment about the 9/10s of Texas CHL ho...

If you go by a pure, unexpanded, literal reading of PC Chapter 46, there is no exception whatsoever for touching a handgun in a gun store, nor carrying one back to your car after you buy it (and before the MPA, no way to drive it back to your residence). That's one of the reasons why the law has al...

I was reading the handgun laws as I wait in the waiting room. And came across a requirement for "a certified copy of the birth cert or certified proof of age". I didn't send a copy of my b.c. Am I going to get a letter requesting one? If you do, just photoshop this one. Re-post it, and se...

How about some reform in recognition of the upcoming supreme court ruling on the McDonald case? They're going to rule for incorporation of the 2nd amendment. Surely we can use that ruling to leverage reform from our legislature. Why not start with 46.02? If the federal government ever passed a law l...

I've had the same thing happen to me at a gas station in south Houston. I try to avoid stopping in that area, but sometimes I have to. I'm on high alert, and then from behind the gas pumps, out pops ... church guy. Just goes to show you that not everyone in our society is evil.

There is no exception to 46.02 that applies to a non-CHL buyer leaving the store with a purchased handgun. So concealed or not, it is against the law to carry a handgun on or about your person unless you have a CHL or fit one of the other 46.15 exceptions (sporting activity, hunting, traveling, etc...

I've had two similar incidents lately. One, a guy comes flying up behind me on the freeway changing into my lane when he realizes there's no way he's getting past a whole line of traffic. He's literally inches behind me. My tactic for tailgaters is to ease off the gas, which usually sends the tailga...