[justlurking]

I will say that if I were with my family in a restaurant and a person walked in with an AR-15 or an AK-47, it would be disturbing. I say this favoring concealed or open carry. Wear a sidearm on your hip, no problem at all.

As hard as it is to believe, this is due to Texas law.

You can carry a rifle in public, slung over your shoulder.

But, you can't carry a handgun openly, except when "engaged in a sporting purpose". Even with a CHL, you can only carry one concealed.

[DoughtyOne]

I caught that from the article, so I understand what’s going on here. I just think you loose more support than you gain by walking in like this.

Most folks don’t focus on gun rights all the time. They may favor them, but they don’t key in on it like some of us do. Those folks aren’t going to be impressed by this sort of thing, even though they probably share a lot of our views down deep.

I just think it’s a mistake.

I appreciate the note of mention, re the handguns being worn openly.