Open carry activist Kory Watkins says he wasn’t threatening lawmakers in video

A Tarrant County gun-rights activist denied Wednesday that he was threatening lawmakers when he posted a Facebook video saying opposition to open-carry bills was treason “that is punishable by death.”

n the video, Kory Watkins with Open Carry Tarrant County said Texas gun advocates were “tired of jacking around with people in suits who think they can take away freedoms in the name of safety.”

“I don’t know if they forgot what their duty is, but it’s to protect the Constitution. And let me remind you, going against the Constitution is treason. And, my friend, that is punishable by death. That’s how serious this is,” Watkins said.

“They better start giving us our rights or this peaceful non-cooperation stuff is going to be gamed up. We’re going to step it up a notch,” he said. “We should be demanding these people give us our rights back, or it’s punishable by death.”

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