I don’t particularly want to open carry. A holstered gun doesn’t go well with dresses IMHO
I would like it better if we had the choice to either open carry or conceal and carry
“... the right of the People to keep AND BEAR arms shall not be infringed...”
I can see accidentally exposing your gun when reaching or bending over; I don't see how you can walk down the street and not know that your pistol is 'completely exposed'.
Intuitively this restriction has always been one that has bothered me. To argue for a ban of either open or concealed carry you have to start with the premise that the person doing the carrying could possibly be some nefarious ne’er-do-well up to no good. Nearly every Supreme Court ruling on regulation of behavior has always embraced with the premise that citizens are law abiding until the state is able to demonstrate otherwise. I look forward to the day when the banning of carrying personal firearms is look back upon as a long ago abuse that is no longer even discussed by reasonable people.
I honestly don’t care how people carry their weapons. As long as they CARRY their weapons. It makes us ALL safer.
I’m really overjoyed that we’re winning so many court battles lately.
May this next one be another victory.
Christmas 2nd Amendment famous Movie Line:
“That kid is armed!”
-”Home Alone”
Always carry a fishing pole, bucket and bait.
Of course it's unconstitutional.
...the right of The People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
No level of government has been granted authority over citizens keeping and bearing arms. They can't define it, they can't restrict it, they can't modify it.
The People reserved this right to themselves exclusively! Any code saying otherwise is unconstitutionally masquerading as legitimate under color of law.
There is a difference between what should be legal and what is wise. If the RKBA must not be infringed, then the burden must be on government to ban open carry only for the most compelling and limited circumstances. But for me, I don’t recommend open carry in urban areas because it invites both public alarm and public attack.
“Texas is expected to end its ban in 2015.”
How can they do that with Joe Straus as the current Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives? He has long refused any open carry bill to be voted on, because it would pass by a wide margin.