MatthewVanitas
Member
Okay, I've had these folks in my sig for a couple months now, posted them up on ARF, GT, THR, and TFL, and handed out about 300 flyers at the SAXET Show.
At that point, they were just a startup, and had nothing more than a brief website. But I figured they weren't demanding anything, just gauging grassroots interest, I might as well get the word out.
In short: TCDL is the Lone Star answer to Virginia's _very_ succesful VCDL. For those unfamiliar, the VCDL goes about putting the smack down every time an LEO violates the rights of Virginians. This includes concrete examples in our very own community: a THR member was picked up by VA cops for open-carrying a Walther P22 into Starbucks. VCDL called the PD, the PD reviewed the appropriate laws, and the THR member's pistol was returned, and no charges were filed: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=87012&highlight=undertoad (posts #1 and #135 cover the main gist)
After a few months of petitioning, TCDL has issued their first newsletter. I'll quote a brief portion:
Look, whether or not you think Open Carry is tactically preferable to Concealed, I think we can all agree that more freedom is better than less freedom.
I would encourage all Texans (and allies of Texas in the miscellaneous states) to check out the TCDL webpage. Membership is still free, so it costs nothing to add yourself to our overall numbers. Donations always help, and since I'm pretty busy with my own RKBA activity, I'll drop them $25.
Membership is up over 500 now! Just gotta spread some more word. If someone else could go cover this on ARF, GT, TFL, etc. that'd be great. Please post back to this thread and let us know which forums are covered, so we can I.D. gun/tool/liberty sites where this hasn't been announced yet.
Want to make TX the freest state in the Union? Let's get this tumbleweed rolling!
-MV
At that point, they were just a startup, and had nothing more than a brief website. But I figured they weren't demanding anything, just gauging grassroots interest, I might as well get the word out.
In short: TCDL is the Lone Star answer to Virginia's _very_ succesful VCDL. For those unfamiliar, the VCDL goes about putting the smack down every time an LEO violates the rights of Virginians. This includes concrete examples in our very own community: a THR member was picked up by VA cops for open-carrying a Walther P22 into Starbucks. VCDL called the PD, the PD reviewed the appropriate laws, and the THR member's pistol was returned, and no charges were filed: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=87012&highlight=undertoad (posts #1 and #135 cover the main gist)
After a few months of petitioning, TCDL has issued their first newsletter. I'll quote a brief portion:
. As a spring-board for TCDL our first challenge is the decriminalization of Open Carry of hand guns in Texas. This issue has many facets and has garnered a wide range of support. Our basic premise is that Texas is behind the times in allowing its law-abiding citizens to openly carry their legal firearms. More than three-fourths of the other States in the Union allow their citizens some form of open carry. At the very least this will allow Texans who carry concealed to be free from worry should their firearm inadvertently become exposed or who worry that their chosen method of concealment is inadequate or “printing.”
Look, whether or not you think Open Carry is tactically preferable to Concealed, I think we can all agree that more freedom is better than less freedom.
I would encourage all Texans (and allies of Texas in the miscellaneous states) to check out the TCDL webpage. Membership is still free, so it costs nothing to add yourself to our overall numbers. Donations always help, and since I'm pretty busy with my own RKBA activity, I'll drop them $25.
Membership is up over 500 now! Just gotta spread some more word. If someone else could go cover this on ARF, GT, TFL, etc. that'd be great. Please post back to this thread and let us know which forums are covered, so we can I.D. gun/tool/liberty sites where this hasn't been announced yet.
Want to make TX the freest state in the Union? Let's get this tumbleweed rolling!
-MV