Cyborg
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This may be old news but I just heard about it this morning. There is an online petition drive going to support a proposed law in the upcoming session of the Texas Legislature that would make openly carrying in Texas legal. I am urging folks currently residing in Texas to sign the petition. Others may sign as well but only Texas voters are likely to carry any real weight.
Here is the URL to the petition site:
http://www.petitiononline.com/texasoc/petition.html
Here is the text of the petition:
Anyhow, follow the link and sign the petition. Then watch the fireworks in the upcoming legislative session.
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Cyborg
Burying your head in the sand only makes your a** a better target.
Here is the URL to the petition site:
http://www.petitiononline.com/texasoc/petition.html
Here is the text of the petition:
Note: "Preemption" means that the law would prohibit counties and municipalities from passing local ordinances that would block exercise of the priviledges granted by the state law. Without such preemption, counties and municipalities could make it an offense punishable by (likely a very STEEP) fine in that jurisdiction (like Chicago is trying to do now?). I figure that Austin/Travis County would for certain do that if the law did not prohibit it. Dallas and Houston would also be likely candidates to do so, too. I'm not too sure about San Antonio/Bexas County but since Bexar County was only one of about 2 counties in Texas that went for Barama, I would not be surprised. S.A. cops don't like the idea of civilians carrying at all for the most part. Many (most?) don't even like security guards being armed.To: Texas State Legislature and Texas Governor Rick Perry
We hold that all citizens who may lawfully purchase a handgun be allowed to carry openly in public in the State of Texas except for those places prohibited by law. We also call for state preemption of all handgun laws concerning open carry in Texas.
1. Every individual has the right and responsibility to defend their self against unjustified threats of death or serious bodily injury.
2. The Constitution of the United States guarantees the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.
3. Criminals are not deterred by rules, regulations, and laws forbidding the possession of weapons. A man bent on mass murder will not be stopped by a rule forbidding him to have a gun.
4. It is well known that the requirement to conceal a handgun for the purpose of protecting self, friends, and family can be difficult especially in Texas with our extreme heat since a person will usually have to wear a jacket to properly conceal a handgun and to avoid "printing."
5. The requirement to conceal a handgun can make it difficult to draw the weapon should the life of the carrier or the life of someone else be in danger.
6. A criminal will not open carry a weapon because he does not want to draw attention to himself. We believe that a citizen openly carrying a handgun lawfully will be a deterrent for crime.
7. Ten states including Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, and Wyoming all allow open carry of handguns without a license. Twelve states including Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, and Tennessee allow open carry of handguns with a license. In fact, Texas is one of only SIX states in the entire United States that completely bans open carry of handguns.
8. In these states, Open carry is very common and it does not alarm law enforcement or other citizens.
For the foregoing reasons, we residents of the State of Texas affirm and assert that all citizens who may lawfully purchase a handgun be allowed to carry openly in public in the State of Texas except for those places prohibited by law. We also call for state preemption of all handgun laws concerning open carry in Texas.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
Anyhow, follow the link and sign the petition. Then watch the fireworks in the upcoming legislative session.
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Cyborg
Burying your head in the sand only makes your a** a better target.