re: Texas police dept tries to calm people about new open-carry gun law

Louisiana has had open carry forever. Pretty unremarkable. Sorry Texas is a liberal nanny state.

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Over/under for number of days before something stupid happens? I say 1.5.

Some moron carrying something extra cool (vintage) shooting himself in the leg?

Kingwood already had (4-5 years ago) a CHL guy have his derringer slip out of his slacks pocket, hit the ground, and gut shot some old lady?

Are there restrictions on what you can carry? Meaning needed modern safety features? I see a lot of Tombstone enthusiasts "skinning their smoke wagons" on the doors of their cars or jackets, and capping their own thighs.

I may get a CHL one day, but open carry just ain't for me. I don't want bad guys knowing what I have?

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1. Bad guys aren't following you specifically or looking to see what you have. If they're on scene they are there to execute their plan. It won't matter if you open carry or not then - it only matters that you get your gun in the fight to kill them.

2. Local LEO in my area was killed not long ago - at the gun range - during weapons clearing. Police are out there taking every opportunity to shoot everything and everyone. One of them went to shoot a harmless dog and ended up shooting a woman and killing her. And all you got is some guy from 4-5 years ago?

3. In your list of fears you should first be worried about bad guys with guns, then bad cops with guns, then a regular citizen with a gun.

4. I strongly doubt you have any idea what you're talking about with regard to "needed modern safety issues". You sound like one of those people that freak out when they see the hammer cocked and locked on a 1911.