Houston Finds a Fudd
"Growing up in Houston's East End in the 1940s and '50s, I learned a lot about guns," Michael Wimberly writes at chron.com. "My father was a hunter, as was virtually every male on the...
Open Carry Texas: A Tale of Two Law Enforcement Officers
http://youtu.be/T5hyS7a3QT4
Police Chief Art Acevedo is a political appointee. Sheriff Parnell McNamara was directly elected. Of course, that's not the only difference between these two law enforcement officers, who both testified in the Texas Senate regarding bills enabling campus carry...
When It Comes to Open Carry, What Difference Does a Uniform Make?
Reader Mark B writes:
OC seems to be a hot-spot in the anti/pro debate now. The Moms don’t have a problem with uniformed cops, and perhaps others in uniform, open-carrying. OCing-while-Uniformed doesn’t scare the hoplophobes....
Question of the Day: Should I Open Carry At Starbucks?
Permitted open carry looks like a done deal in the Lone Star State. After considering the practical, political and editorial advantages of open carry, I've decided I'll wear my gat on my hip as and when it's...
More Guns, Less Chipotle Ninjas? Texas Set to Become 45th Open Carry State
“Let me briefly follow up on a word I mentioned a moment ago – liberty,” Texas Governor Abbott said in yesterday's State of the State address. “In a single word, it encapsulates what this country...
What Really Scares Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America’s Shannon Watts
"It's official," Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America jefe Shannon Watts pronounces at huffingtonpost.com, "the phrase 'open carry' has entered the American lexicon. That's because gun extremists from Virginia to Washington to...
BREAKING: Bodyguard for Moms Demand Action Assaults Open Carry Texas President
We've already pointed out the hypocrisy on display by Moms Demand Action, the Bloomberg-funded group who demands that all Americans be disarmed and guns be banned yet hides behind their own paid armed guards....
Houston Press Blogger’s Five-Year-Old Freaks At Open Carry Demo
"Funny things start going through your head when you and your five-year-old daughter are suddenly surrounded by a dozen people wielding high-powered weaponry," houstonpress.com blogger Jef Rouner writes. A dozen? I count four. Anyway,...
Former Gov. Rick Perry Kills TX Constitutional Carry, Presidential Aspirations?
To be fair, constitutional carry never stood much of a chance in the Lone Star State. Whether or not the demonstrations by "Chipotle Ninjas," the "occupation" of legislator Pancho Nevárez's office, and the thinly-veiled threats against...
Texas Open Carry Advocate’s Veiled Threats: Another Own Goal?
http://youtu.be/46ZQHhKPeIU
"Kory Watkins, leader of Open Carry Tarrant County, recently posted a chilling video to his Facebook page that appears to level threats at state lawmakers," dallasnews.com blogs. For once, the anti-gun DMN is being too...
Constitutional Carry Bill Intro’d in West Virginia Senate
The latest attempt to expand constitutional carry comes to us from the Mountain State. SB347 would remove the penalties for carrying a concealed weapon, if the person is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms. From legiscan.com:
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Question of the Day: How Often Do You Carry?
Our collective hearts go out to our ballistic brothers and sisters who can't exercise their natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to bear arms. New Jersey, Connecticut, Hawaii, California - wherever gun rights are being degraded...