Naked Guns (a.k.a. Naked Gun Owners
This group is designed to be for those nudists among us who own firearms, for the purpose of self-protection, hunting, sport shooting, collecting, etc. We are also advocates of rights guaranteed by the 2nd Ammendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. Gun owners from other nations are welcome to join also. This group will encourage open discussion of all topics related to...
- created by Maxbear03
Happy New Year!
Return to DiscussionsAnd a happy one it is. Yesterday section 30.07 of the Texas Criminal Code which legalizes open carry went into effect. Today I carried openly in public for the first time since 1970 in Viet Nam. I don't intend to make a practice of it as I would rather have my sidearm come as a surprise when needed rather than make me the first target of any potential assailant. Still, though, today I was traveling and in the car it is much more convenient to have the pistol in a holster outside the shirt than tucked away somewhere concealed. I made two gas stops and didn't excite much interest at either one. Drove from Texas to Nebraska and was able to legally carry through all 4 states, although the sidearm had to go concealed before passing from Oklahoma into Kansas.
Texas is a big state and the right of the people to keep and bear arms is significantly less infringed than it was at the end of 2015.