Open Carry Texas March for our Lives Counter Protests

[OFFascist]

March for our lives is coming to Texas to promote more gun control. Open Carry Texas and others will be counter protesting.

Dallas July 7th
https://www.facebook.com/events/1940845145966276/
https://www.facebook.com/events/2186554008240898/

Houston July 8th
https://www.facebook.com/events/393837644459429/

San Antonio July 9th
https://www.facebook.com/events/1791306314293426/

El Paso July 10th
https://www.facebook.com/events/1750972611686288/

 

[Low_Speed]

No Austin?? Good.


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[majormadmax]

None in Leon Valley?!?

 

[dogbone]

No Austin?? Good.

I guess they figured marching in Austin would be preaching to the choir. I can guarantee there will be a bus load or two of Austin Demanding Mommies™ at the other cities. Can we get a few car loads of firearms owners willing to counter their message?

 

[Southpaw]

I think the daughter and I will hit the SA event.

 

[dogbone]

A few words on the importance of attending at least one of these and some details on the Houston event...

 

[dogbone]

I think the daughter and I will hit the SA event.

Hope to see you there!
Keep an eye out for me... I'll be the old white guy with gray hair and a sidearm.

 

[Southpaw]

We'll consider this part of her home school Good Citizenship curriculum.

 

[Frank59]

I may be available for the Houston event on the 8th! Would like to see a show of hands from others who may attend!! Not trying to be Homer Simpson here but I would like clarification on the LTC laws about participating in a lawful demonstration with a sidearm. I'm assuming I'm not jeopardizing my license but just checking!! Thanks in Advance!!

 

[dogbone]

I may be available for the Houston event on the 8th! Would like to see a show of hands from others who may attend!! Not trying to be Homer Simpson here but I would like clarification on the LTC laws about participating in a lawful demonstration with a sidearm. I'm assuming I'm not jeopardizing my license but just checking!! Thanks in Advance!!

You are good to go from a legal standpoint. The organizers of the march are requesting sidearms only but have said no one with a long gun will be turned away. I'm sure there will be enough open carry that you won't feel alone.

Bring your family and show that an armed society is a polite society. While we won't turn away any lawfully armed individuals, we do ask that you only carry your holstered pistols to these events. We will meet at Little Tranquility Park, just northwest of Tranquility Park.

 

[BRD@66]

Well...maybe not in Leon Valley.

 

[Ranger60]

I know this is going to be an unpopular position. I am all in favor of the counter protests, but they should be dressed appropriately, have meaningful signage, educational material, and not be carrying openly. The news media will only focus on those dressed in camo, slinging an AR or AK, even prominent sidearms. That only serves to convince those that are on the fence, those that are not part of the firearms community that we are the problem. The positions that some groups of firearm supporters take to express our position by flaunting guns does not advance our cause. Those tactics may work for LGBT, civil rights, etc, but does not work when the media is against you.

 

[Fosty]

I know this is going to be an unpopular position. I am all in favor of the counter protests, but they should be dressed appropriately, have meaningful signage, educational material, and not be carrying openly. The news media will only focus on those dressed in camo, slinging an AR or AK, even prominent sidearms. That only serves to convince those that are on the fence, those that are not part of the firearms community that we are the problem. The positions that some groups of firearm supporters take to express our position by flaunting guns does not advance our cause. Those tactics may work for LGBT, civil rights, etc, but does not work when the media is against you.

That's some smart thinking

 

[Southpaw]

I'll be concealed carrying as I do everyday, though I will be sporting some sort of colors.
I'm going to attend in hopes of boosting numbers and show there is an up and coming generation they will need to contend with.

 

[leVieux]

That's done

That's some smart thinking

The "in your face" "O C" crowd caused many of today's legal difficulties. leVieux

 

[dogbone]

I know this is going to be an unpopular position. I am all in favor of the counter protests, but they should be dressed appropriately, have meaningful signage, educational material, and not be carrying openly. The news media will only focus on those dressed in camo, slinging an AR or AK, even prominent sidearms. That only serves to convince those that are on the fence, those that are not part of the firearms community that we are the problem. The positions that some groups of firearm supporters take to express our position by flaunting guns does not advance our cause. Those tactics may work for LGBT, civil rights, etc, but does not work when the media is against you.

Unpopular with some, perhaps, but I like to think we as a group are open minded enough to refrain from calling for anyone who disagrees with 100% of our views to be burnt as heretics.

You make some excellent points and they can be leveraged to get the 2A message across. Yes, the media will likely focus most of their attention on the most outlandish spectacle they can find. Use that to make sure your clear and thoughtful signs are in the background of their cameras. They may be able to edit interviews to twist words their way but they cannot edit a video segment to remove an upstanding citizen with an easily read sign.

 

[sidebite252]

Hope to see you there!
Keep an eye out for me... I'll be the old white guy with gray hair and a sidearm.

I think you just described about 1/2 of us?

 

[studenygreg]

Unfortunately I will not be in town for this. Dang it!

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[OFFascist]

Livestream from Houston.

 

[Southpaw]

Does anyone have details on when and where in SA tomorrow?