Several proposed new gun laws await the new Texas legislature when it opens next month, including one to allow open carrying of handguns in public. We have so many gun bills that have been filed that we cant have anything but an open carry law passed next year, said C.J. Grisham, founder of the activist group Open Carry Texas. The group has been pushing for the unlicensed open carrying of handguns, pointing to laws in Texas and elsewhere that allow for the unlicensed open carrying of long guns such as rifles. Current Texas law grants citizens the right to carry concealed handguns with a permit. There has been some push back after members of Open Carry Tarrant County were criticized for endangering public safety by staging rallies this year where armed members took to streets, stores and restaurants seeking support for their cause.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 18:36:49 +0000
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