Keith B and Mr. Cotton have made the case very well for the main reason to drop the open carry issue. In the past 5 years or so, I have only seen 3 (three) legitimate 30.06 postings in my area of Northeast Texas.... two hospitals and one bank, and one of the hospitals has "questionable" signage. If open carry were to become legal, does anyone actually believe that a massive number of business owners would not suddenly become aware of their right to post? Currrently, most business owners either aren't truly aware of the 30.06 posting option available to them, they never were aware of a "need" to post, were just apathetic, or in some cases (I know one restruamt owner that posts "CHL's Welcome") are very aware of CHL's and feel very comfortable with their presence. Once a few open carried handguns start showing up on the properties of many of these businesses, the owners will actively seek a remedy, and WILL post their properties. That is a fact! In that case, one man's freedom to exercise his right (open carry) will most certainly limit everyone's freedom to exercise their rights to carry (concealed).
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