Texas Lt. Gov Reverses Himself on Open Carry After “Deluge of Phone Calls”

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No sooner had Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asserted that open carry didn't have the votes to pass in the Lone Star State's legislature than "a deluge of angry calls and comments from gun...

Texas Lt. Gov.: Votes Aren’t There For Open Carry

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Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said on Tuesday that a bill to legalize the open carry of handguns in the Lone Star State was not likely to pass in the state legislature, reports the...

Michigan Is An Open Carry State – If You’re White

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http://youtu.be/YNobOu_DCAk This post originally appeared at miopencarry.org and is reprinted here with permission Michigan is routinely classified as an open carry state; however, if you are not white and a police officer (Detroit Police Officer James Taylor in this case)...

What Could Possibly Go Wrong: Perceived Carry Decoys Edition

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Aside from pointing out the fact that firearm designs are patented, words fail me. So here's the inside dope from pcdcarry.com: Perceived Carry Decoys is a veteran owned entity that offers the worlds first and only...

Texas Legislature Approves Panic Buttons, Open Carry Still Pending

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Earlier this week, I wrote about Open Carry Activists acting the fool in the state capitol. I used the word threatening which some of our readers took issue with and I further clarified that...

Open Carry Activists Hurt Their Own Cause at the TX Capitol

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Today is an exciting day down here in the Lone Star State. Our legislative session opened up for the first day and unlike other states, Texas limits both the duration and frequency of that...

It’s True: Your Gun May Be Used Against You

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"The incident happened at about 6:45 p.m. in the 500 block of Saratoga Lane," Missouri's stltoday.com reports. "Police said three masked men knocked on the front door of the home and the resident, 51,...

Question of the Day: Should Clerks and Cashiers Carry Concealed or Open?

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOrwOA_SkMg Stand-your-ground laws prohibit civil suits against armed self-defenders cleared in criminal court. The prohibition doesn't cover their employers. As you might imagine, insurance companies won't touch that one with a ten-foot-pole. So, while independent businesses like jewelry...

Gun Stolen in Armed Robbery. Concealed Carry Fail?

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"The victim was near Henry Clay and Coliseum around 9 p.m. when he was approached by two attackers who hit him with a gun," uptownmessenger.com reports. "They then put him face down on the ground,...

Open Carry in Tacna, Arizona

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In Tacna, Arizona, I saw this fellow openly carrying what appears to be a stainless steel Colt Mustang in .380. He told me he'd served in the Marine Corps, as indicated by the tattoo....

Why Texas Won’t Get Constitutional Carry

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http://youtu.be/xeAbg1fhGNQ Keeping and bearing arms is a natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right. If Americans don't need a license to exercise their right to free speech why do they need one for keeping and bearing arms? Because guns! Guns...

Incendiary Image of the Day: Recovered From Slate.com’s Memory Hole Edition

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I first saw this anti-open carry cartoon on the Campaign to Stop Gun Violence's Facebook page. CSGV jefe Elliott Fineman posted it as a celebration of his hatred of open carriers. Knowing Elliott's creative limitations, I...