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  • MJD438

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    Feb 28, 2012
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    Somewhere in MD
    And Fox News fails in the first sentence...Alaska is the largest state in the United States of America and has been open carry for a long time.
     

    krucam

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    A small victory IMHO, but progress nonetheless. Once still must have a CHL license, which requires the background investigation, class, range time, etc before one can Open Carry a handgun.

    A less restrictive bill to allow unlicensed OC didn't make it out of committee. They will try the unlicensed OC again in the next session. The licenced OC was seen as the more "sure" thing this time.

    Unfortunately, the TX Legislature only convenes every 2 years...
     

    thomfantomas

    Crna Ovca
    Feb 15, 2013
    8,884
    Дундак ex Florida Keys
    good for texas good for all other states that don't live in tyranny!!!!meanwhile msp will no longer keep spent casing in their database whoooooooooop deeeeeeeeeeeeee f**king doooooooooooooooooooooo thats a milestone of success for us :D :sarcasm:
     

    JPG

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    Aug 5, 2012
    6,996
    Calvert County
    Open carry in Texas 'much ado about nothing,' despite doomsayers' predictions

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/0...pite-doomsayers-predictions.html?intcmp=hpbt4

    Interesting Quote -
    Law enforcement authorities are not enthusiastic about the law. A recent survey by the Texas Police Chief’s Association found that 75 per cent of police chiefs in the state oppose the law. But those polled also agreed overwhelmingly that licenses should be required and that handguns should be holstered. Texas is among 15 states that require a permit.

    “We have concerns,” James McLaughlin, executive director of the police chiefs association, said to the Dallas Morning News. “And hopefully some of those concerns can be addressed.”
     

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