Yea right. Lol. Pot, meet kettle.If anyone has been misleading on this thread it's Winchester.
It's the same argument.It's difficult to see the forest from the trees sometimes. Here are the facts:
Oregon
Open carry of firearms is legal, but for those who do not have a concealed handgun license, cities and counties may regulate the open carry of loaded firearms in public places. Localities that prohibit non-licensed open carry of loaded firearms in public places include: Astoria, Beaverton, Independence, Newport, Oregon City, Portland, Salem, Tigard, and Multnomah County. Firearm carry is prohibited by ORS 166.250, however this law does not apply to Concealed Handgun Permit holders (see ORS 166.260.)
Texas
Long gun, and black powder weapon (including handgun) open carry is not forbidden by law, unless it is done in a manner "calculated to cause alarm." Open carry of a handgun is prohibited with some exceptions (hunting and/or on one's own property).
So yeah, the laws are not the same after all between the two states. Let's confer to the aforementioned map:
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The map tells us that Oregon allows Open Carry and Texas prohibits Open Carry. How is this misleading?
Oregon: It's legal except when......
Texas: It's not legal except when......
In both cases, the ability to OC is nowhere near as absolute as the map maker implies.
You see it the way you want, as do I. Neither of us is going to change their mind about how we view the information and I have inadvertently succeeded in completely derailing this thread.
The topic of this thread is a bill that would bring unlicensed public OC to Texas. I'm all for it, but this bill is doa this session.