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RHENRIKSEN wrote:I can certainly sympathize with the people who feel we should go for the gusto (ie, open carry/constitutional carry/etc) with the momentum of this big election victory.

BUT... (you knew it was coming) we should look to history for guidance. I just finished reading Bill Hobby's new book, http://www.amazon.com/How-Things-Really ... 255&sr=8-1, and he mentions how Texas is a very conservative state, and past attempts to make big leaps (big changes) have been doomed to failure, no matter how great an idea they may be. Small bites at the apple, and taking the long view, has been what's historically worked in Texas. If the guy who ran the state senate for 18 years doesn't have good advice, I don't know who does.

We all like to say that the 2010 election was a referendum on ObamaCare, and the Democrats in Washington's overreaching, their huge increase in deficit spending, their charge into socialism. I haven't heard anyone say that the midterm election blowout results were a result of people's yearning for constitutional carry. I hate to be a wet blanket, but I think racing towards constitutional carry would be a similar mistake to the Pelosi crowd's interpretation of the 2008 election results as a vote for Socialism and ObamaCare.

Let's stick to the original game plan - parking lot, campus carry, and whatever else we can pick up. There'll be 8000 bills filed, there'll be contention on VoterID, AZ-style immigration enforcement, etc. LOTS of competition for space on the calendar. Stay grounded, set achievable goals in light of the big picture and the context in which we have to operate.

$0.02.