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premedit8ed wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote:

premedit8ed wrote:All open carry really has to do with is people wanting to look "cool" walking around with a gun on their hip.

Um. Not really.

Then why not just get a chl and be done with it. Carrying a handgun Is a privilege not a right. So why does open carry matter to people so much when they can just get a chl.... because they want to be seen with a gun on their hip

In my case (I have a CHL) I'd like to be able to carry OWB and not have to worry about whether my cover garment is completely concealing my weapon. I CC in a position that gives me excellent concealment, but I also have some problems with my lower back and carrying in this position exacerbates my back issues. I could carry in a different position, but, despite trying many different ways, concealment is not as good and access to my weapon is diminished. Moving to strong side OWB would be a great solution for me, but my usual attire would not conceal this carry method nearly well enough for me to use it in public under current law.

And BTW, carrying a handgun is a right, not a privilege.
Current law treats it as a privilege, but that's what we're trying to fix.

premedit8ed wrote:All open carry really has to do with is people wanting to look "cool" walking around with a gun on their hip.

Um. Not really.

TVGuy wrote:What bout HB 164? Haven't seen that one mentioned. Reading now.

30.07.... Now 2 separate big ugly signs. LIKE.

ronin wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote:Making Trespass a Misdemeanor would also be great.

Done! Trespassing is now a misdemeanor.

I meant.... violation... citation.... "infraction"?

locke_n_load wrote: HB 195 by Sticland - Constitutional carry, concealed or openly without a license. Includes definition of intoxicated to be per 49.01 (0.08%). It also looks like they leave in the ability to get a CHL, and that possessing a firearm, concealed or unconcealed, is not probable cause. I cannot tell if they have removed 30.06 either (they leave in the reference for amusement parks, churches, and hospitals, but I do not see the main section for 30.06 in the bill).
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup ... Bill=HB195" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Click on Text to read the actual bill.

That is a big, no, GIANT chunk of chew. Other than doing away with the 51%-location restriction, I don't see any big targets missing.
I doubt there's any realistic chance of this passing, but, I'd gladly work for it if someone credible told me it could happen legislatively.

Also... If you do away with the need for a license, then 30.06 becomes obsolete, as it only applies to license holders in its current form.
I don't see that addressed here, by intention, I assume.

Making Trespass a Misdemeanor would also be great.