Patrick is pulling a rope-a-dope my friends.
If Patrick says he doesn’t have the votes to pass open carry and he’s telling the truth, I don’t have a problem with it. But he did campaign on the issue. I suspect the real reason why “the votes aren’t there” is Joe Straus.
http://www.empowertexans.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Straus-Booklet.pdf