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Open Carry Texas
Our goal is to promote a restoration of the traditional pro-gun culture of the great state of Texas. Thirty (30) other states within the USA have an unrestricted open carry ordinance. Less than 10 states completely ban the open carry of pistols, like Texas. Texas open carry laws are similar to a small group of anti-gun states like California and New York.
Our argument is simple. Thirty other states allow their citizens to have unrestricted (no permit needed) open carry of pistols. Our neighbors, New Mexico and Arizona are such states. In these states there are no problems caused by open carry. We believe that Texans should not settle for being treated like second rate citizens, and we should demand our rights be restored under the Constitution of the United States and of Texas.
The Texas constitution states:
“Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defense of himself or the State; but the Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms, with a view to prevent crime.”
There is no evidence that shows that a ban on open carry of pistols has been able to prevent a single crime. The Texas legislature is only authorized to regulate the wearing of arms if such regulation were to actually prevent crime. Crime is not prevented when you ban law abiding citizens from open carrying firearms.
Open Carry Texas is currently working on legislation to repeal the ban on open carry of handguns in Texas.
Please join us
main FACEBOOK page
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To find your local chapter's group search for "OCT: XXX" XXX = county name or large city. If you live in Tarrant county search "open carry texas tarrant county"
MODERATOR NOTE: Folks, this is not a discussion of the personal opinion of OC from a defensive standpoint.
It is a discussion of the effort to change TX law to allow OC from an Activism standpoing. Please stay focused on this issue and how it might be done, the beneficial effects from a 2A standpoint, and the negative effects from a 2A standpoint. Not whether OC is a good idea or not from a personal defensive standpoint (which is a discussion that's been done ad nauseum in General and Tactics). We have a laser like focus here in Activism and we need to maintain it so we don't wander off into dead ends and circles.
Our goal is to promote a restoration of the traditional pro-gun culture of the great state of Texas. Thirty (30) other states within the USA have an unrestricted open carry ordinance. Less than 10 states completely ban the open carry of pistols, like Texas. Texas open carry laws are similar to a small group of anti-gun states like California and New York.
Our argument is simple. Thirty other states allow their citizens to have unrestricted (no permit needed) open carry of pistols. Our neighbors, New Mexico and Arizona are such states. In these states there are no problems caused by open carry. We believe that Texans should not settle for being treated like second rate citizens, and we should demand our rights be restored under the Constitution of the United States and of Texas.
The Texas constitution states:
“Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defense of himself or the State; but the Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms, with a view to prevent crime.”
There is no evidence that shows that a ban on open carry of pistols has been able to prevent a single crime. The Texas legislature is only authorized to regulate the wearing of arms if such regulation were to actually prevent crime. Crime is not prevented when you ban law abiding citizens from open carrying firearms.
Open Carry Texas is currently working on legislation to repeal the ban on open carry of handguns in Texas.
Please join us
main FACEBOOK page
Closed group
To find your local chapter's group search for "OCT: XXX" XXX = county name or large city. If you live in Tarrant county search "open carry texas tarrant county"
MODERATOR NOTE: Folks, this is not a discussion of the personal opinion of OC from a defensive standpoint.
It is a discussion of the effort to change TX law to allow OC from an Activism standpoing. Please stay focused on this issue and how it might be done, the beneficial effects from a 2A standpoint, and the negative effects from a 2A standpoint. Not whether OC is a good idea or not from a personal defensive standpoint (which is a discussion that's been done ad nauseum in General and Tactics). We have a laser like focus here in Activism and we need to maintain it so we don't wander off into dead ends and circles.
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