Not always... I have no children.
Not always... I have no children.
As others will point out I am sure, we already have motorist protection act without bloodbaths in the street. We also have the experience of 20 (?) other states. The facts of possible dire consequences are just not supported by the evidence.While I understand an argument can be made that the "right to carry" is a directive straight from the Bill of Rights as opposed to a license to drive an automobile being a "privilege" that can be granted by an authority. However, I still believe that the CCL process creates a much safer environment if people who decide to carry a firearm in public have been vetted to some degree for their mental and criminal status and have been trained on the laws and at least rudimentary instructions on how to use their gun. My CCL class was anything but a useless exercise. I had been shooting all my life so the "how to aspect" wasn't needed, but I walked away knowing much more about the laws and knowing that if I ever, God forbid, had to shoot someone to protect life or wellbeing, my life would change forever. I've also seen enough insanely stupid acts by uneducated, inexperienced gun owners to know that these people walking around with a gun in public are almost as dangerous as a criminal in the act of using a firearm!
We'll see how it all pans out, but this new rule in Texas is certainly a huge risk and we better realize that it is entirely possible that it could backfire and set gun rights back 25 years!
While I understand an argument can be made that the "right to carry" is a directive straight from the Bill of Rights as opposed to a license to drive an automobile being a "privilege" that can be granted by an authority. However, I still believe that the CCL process creates a much safer environment if people who decide to carry a firearm in public have been vetted to some degree for their mental and criminal status and have been trained on the laws and at least rudimentary instructions on how to use their gun. My CCL class was anything but a useless exercise. I had been shooting all my life so the "how to aspect" wasn't needed, but I walked away knowing much more about the laws and knowing that if I ever, God forbid, had to shoot someone to protect life or wellbeing, my life would change forever. I've also seen enough insanely stupid acts by uneducated, inexperienced gun owners to know that these people walking around with a gun in public are almost as dangerous as a criminal in the act of using a firearm!
We'll see how it all pans out, but this new rule in Texas is certainly a huge risk and we better realize that it is entirely possible that it could backfire and set gun rights back 25 years!
TEXAS LICENSE TO CARRY A HANDGUN STATUTE & SELECTED LAWS RELATING TO THE USE AND CARRYING OF A HANDGUN
Of course , some things will be changing on September 1'st 2021
While I understand an argument can be made that the "right to carry" is a directive straight from the Bill of Rights
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Perhaps he thinks it's a Bill of VARIABLE Rights? We are beating a dead horse here.Not a source for argument that cab be made. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT the BILL of RIGHTS STATES in pretty words. If you have trouble with simple English that is not our problem.
Perhaps he thinks it's a Bill of VARIABLE Rights? We are beating a dead horse here.
That's better. I like it.Vary-a-Bill of Rights
None of which are reflected in the 2019 LTC Booklet linked above.