marshaul
Campaign Veteran
Because previously non-license holders couldn't carry handguns except in limited circumstances.
One doesn't need a license to carry in one's domicile.
You have a CHP, don't you?
Because previously non-license holders couldn't carry handguns except in limited circumstances.
Again........this is not about only carrying a handgun.....this is about possession of a handgun "on or ABOUT his person"
Simple statement that apparently some do not understand.....
This bill is flawed and it is not in my best interest to give up my liberties for a few that are willing to give up their own.
I will try to make this clear one last time.....
Scenario:
Neighbor next door has a domestic problem and the LEO is called.
LEO comes to you to see if you heard or saw anything......You open the door, holding a beer and the officers sees a handgun in your holster on your hip or even on your coffee table.
This bill ( as written ) will allow him to make his own determination whether you are "intoxicated" and can arrest you because you have a handgun "on or ABOUT his person"
Will it happen?....Perhaps not, but why give them opportunity to do so if they wish.
I thought our goal was to have less power for Government and more power to the legal gun owners.
Can't make it more simple.
Change the language and I will buy a front page add to support it!
Z
PS....one last dig to Jack
My son was 4 years old (21 years ago).
During a get together on my friends ranch, a coyote came out of nowhere and headed toward my son. Yes...we were drinking and yes, I admit, most likely "intoxicated"....but it did not stop me from pulling my "handgun" and shooting that SOB....otherwise I would be driving everyday to my son's grave and wishing that I had a "handgun" on me at the time. Jack...you can hate drinking, carrying and/ or owning a firearm....but I can tell you...with that attitude...YOU have become the coyote....it shows that you perhaps thought that "Hey...they are drinking, they are not supposed to have 'handguns' , now is my chance to take advantage of the situation". Just like most people that rob people everyday, because they believe that most people are vulnerable. This bill, would make me saving my son's life a crime.
Scrap it...HB 195...polishing a t**d will not make it more appealing.
I provided the statutes in MO re booze and guns...take it or leave it.
OKHB195 is without a doubt the best gun rights bill you'll see this session. The carrying while intoxicated issue can be fixed. Scrapping it would certainly be one of the most ignorant things a Texas gun rights advocate could do right now.
Scrap it...HB 195...polishing a t**d will not make it more appealing.
I provided the statutes in MO re booze and guns...take it or leave it.
I stated this in the original post...
And to bring the point home!!!!!!
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?120411-Another-crazy-Temple-arrest
I know some will argue, "If it not written, it isn't a crime"......my point is.....if it is written IT IS A CRIME!
By removing the language,,,,,oh snap.......said it so many times, it is not worth it anymore...
Just change the language....
Good luck fixing the many things needing fixing after HB 195 is enacted, if enacted. That is some bad law right there, but it does give Texans handgun carry. i especially like the "cops can drink booze" exemption.
Are you delusional? There is no such exemption.Good luck fixing the many things needing fixing after HB 195 is enacted, if enacted. That is some bad law right there, but it does give Texans handgun carry. i especially like the "cops can drink booze" exemption.
Are you delusional? There is no such exemption.
Which means a LEO is not allowed to become intoxicated in his or her own home while in "POSSESION" of a handgun.
How is that going to work out?
Probably just fine. Seriously guy, there are a lot of Texas laws that need to be fixed. They probably aren't all going to be fixed at the same time no matter how long you wait. It is not wise the try and hold all progress back to try and wait for a time that both the ones you want will pass at the same time.
By the way, I enjoyed a beer last night with my pistol securely attached to my hip. I still support HB 195 fully.
Dictionary definitions are more or less meaningless
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/possessionWhich means a LEO is not allowed to become intoxicated in his or her own home while in "POSSESSION" of a handgun.
How is that going to work out?
I am sorry, surely I am way ahead of myself. Cops don't drink....what was I thinking?
pos·ses·sion
/pəˈzeSHən/
noun
noun: possession; plural noun: possessions
1.
the state of having, owning, or controlling something.
So you can only shoot yourself?I would much rather have a completely sober guy targeting me than a guy so wasted he cannot see w/o having double vision.
Law should be anyone who wants to shoot ME must be highly drunk and high on both crack and meth and must have huffed 30 gallons of gas 30 min ago.
Unless you are in the court of law!
I doubt if this bill will ever come to a vote anyway, but why pass a flawed bill and try to fix it after the fact......
Oh...BTW....I am glad you enjoyed your beer....