[marktwain]

Now we will see if Texas second amendment activists will push for Constitutional carry.

[Squantos]

Licensed open carry or unlicensed carry ?

[BobL]

What’s “Constitutional Carry”? Does that mean that we can now carry around a copy of the Constitution? Somehow I doubt that we can do that without risking prosecution for a “hate crime”.

[bunkerhill7]

Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Jay`s 1794 Treaty between Great Britain and U.S. defines the term “arms’ of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution of only 3 years earlier and lists them each by name:

“Jay’s Treaty — 1794
Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation

Concluded November 19, 1794; ratification advised by the senate with amendment June 24, 1795; ratified by the President; ratifications exchanged October 28, 1795; proclaimed February 29, 1796

“ARTICLE XVIII.

In order to regulate what is in future to be esteemed contraband of war,
it is agreed that under the said denomination shall be comprised all arms and implements serving for the purposes of war, by land or sea, such as cannon, muskets, mortars, petards, bombs, grenades, carcasses, saucisses, carriages for cannon, musketrests, bandoliers, gunpowder, match, saltpetre, ball, pikes, swords, headpieces, cuirasses, halberts, lances, javelins, horsefurniture, holsters, belts, and generally all other
implements of war,”

http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/jaytreaty/text.html

[Travis McGee]

Awesome! Great sign from the new gov.

[TADSLOS]

Hope it happens and thousands are exercising open carry in the state capitol. This will make the Austin libs heads explode.

[mlo]

“If open carry is good enough for Massachusetts, it's good enough for the state of Texas,” Abbott said."

What's with that line? What does he think Massachusetts allows?

[zeugma]

Now we will see if Texas second amendment activists will push for Constitutional carry.

We'll push for it, but Abbot knows that Straus won't let Constitutional Carry make it to his desk.