HB2756 Open Carry

[LoneStar Citizens Defense]

Texas Legislature Online - 82(R) History for HB 2756
We are proud to present Open Carry to Texas.

 

[KAK]

Sweet guys!!!!!!!!! Great work!!!

 

[jordanmills]

Well done! Now we just need to get people writing their reps on it.

 

[matefrio]

Anything coming along in the Senate to match? Looks like it's open carry for only those with a CHL correct?

 

[Fisherman777]

And away we go!!!

 

[LoneStar Citizens Defense]

Anything coming along in the Senate to match? Looks like it's open carry for only those with a CHL correct?

A Senate Bill is also being pushed. The Bill will simply be a license to carry,Concealed or Open.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Wait...wait - according to "everyone", no such bill was gonna be introduced this session!!!

Way to go, Shane and the folks w/LSCDL - good work!!!

 

[Bithabus]

Looks great. Congratulations!

 

[Dcav]

Huh I;ll be damned I thought you guys were bullshitting about this!!! Well done guys.

 

[nalioth]

Too bad it's not open carry (it's "licensed carry").

"Open carry" means that anyone who can legally own a handgun can carry it openly.

 

[Bithabus]

"Open carry" means that anyone who can legally own a handgun can carry it openly.

WTF are you talking about? Open carry means you can legally carry a handgun, openly. Such as is done currently by cops, security, people on their own property, hunting, etc...

If this bill passes it will be a great victory for all Free Texans.

 

[KAK]

Oh yeah investigator where are you negative nancy???

 

[matefrio]

Too bad it's not open carry (it's "licensed carry").

"Open carry" means that anyone who can legally own a handgun can carry it openly.

You are thinking about Constitutional Carry. Open Carry is Open Carry.

 

[txinvestigator]

Unless I am missing something, this is not open carry.

There are no changes to;

Texas Penal Code

Sec. 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally fails to conceal the handgun.

Unless THAT section is deleted or changed, if you intentionally fail to conceal you STILL committ an offense. You STILL have to be licensed for 46.02 (UCW) not to apply, and if you intentionally fail to conceal it is still an offense. All they have done is changed the name of the license.

I hope I am wrong; someone show me where I am missing something?

 

[jordanmills]

Unless I am missing something, this is not open carry.

There are no changes to;



Unless THAT section is deleted or changed, if you intentionally fail to conceal you STILL committ an offense. You STILL have to be licensed for 46.02 (UCW) not to apply, and if you intentionally fail to conceal it is still an offense. All they have done is changed the name of the license.

I hope I am wrong; someone show me where I am missing something?

Right on schedule. And right on point. That's kind of a buzz-kill.

 

[nalioth]

Too bad it's not open carry (it's "licensed carry").

"Open carry" means that anyone who can legally own a handgun can carry it openly.

You are thinking about Constitutional Carry. Open Carry is Open Carry.

No sir.

Constitutional carry is the ability for a citizen who is legally able to own firearms to carry them in any way that suits them (open, or concealed) w/o any licensing.

"Open carry" is the ability for citizens to carry firearms openly w/o licensing, but not concealed. Many states allow open carry, but require a license for concealed carry.

This house bill is not about "open carry", but "licensed carry" (a step up from the current "licensed concealed carry")

If it requires a license, it's not "open".

 

[txinvestigator]

Right on schedule. And right on point. That's kind of a buzz-kill.

Perhaps an oversight by the author? But as written THIS DOES NOT ALLOW FOR OPEN CARRY.

Again, I hope I am wrong.

 

[jordanmills]

Perhaps an oversight by the author? But as written THIS DOES NOT ALLOW FOR OPEN CARRY.

Again, I hope I am wrong.

Oh I have it. It wasn't underlined:

SECTION 1. (a) Sections 46.035(a) and (h), Penal Code, are repealed. (b) Section 411.171(3), Government Code, is repealed.

 

[jdh]

WTF are you talking about? Open carry means you can legally carry a handgun, openly. Such as is done currently by cops, security, people on their own property, hunting, etc...

If this bill passes it will be a great victory for all Free Texans.

No, it will be a great victory for all those who have begged the state to give the a permission slip to carry.

Did you read the test of the bill referred to in the OP? It only allows those with a license to open carry not all free Texans.

 

[jordanmills]

No, it will be a great victory for all those who have begged the state to give the a permission slip to carry.

Did you read the test of the bill referred to in the OP? It only allows those with a license to open carry not all free Texans.

Pay your poll tax, pay your speech tax, and pay your arms tax. Then you can exercise those rights.