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Senate Passes Open Carry, Much to Open Carry Tarrant County Leader Kory Watkins' Chagrin
Seems Kook Watkins also forgot about his Florida drug conviction and parole violation.Not good enough for the come-and-take it crowd.
Kory Watkins is like the kid who got a Zune instead of an iPod for Christmas. The Open Carry Tarrant County leader is upset, very, very, upset, that the Texas Senate passed a bill yesterday that would legalize the open carrying of handguns in the state.
Watkins is mad because the bill passed on a 20-11 party line vote requires that open carriers have a license for the handgun they're carrying in their hip or shoulder holster.
From Watkins' Facebook page:
Reports are coming in saying open carry of a handgun is passed here in Texas.
I am not even a little happy or satisfied with this. Read the bill, you have to ask for permission, pay a tax and get your fingers printed like a criminal. Then when you exercise your privilege from government you will give up other rights to do so. Police are going to be asking people "Show me your papers" (CHL)
Our founders were shooting over taxes and regulation on stuff like this. WAKE UP!
"It's a step in the right direction." No it's not. That's what you've been suckered to believe, because baby steps is what the legislatures, lobbyist and other tyrants want. Control. And they are still in control. They have proven that.
I will keep waking around with my AK47, thanks. #?Texas
Watkins and his ilk prefer what's known as constitutional carry, a principle that would allow for the unlicensed carrying of whatever gun one wants.
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http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2015/03/texas_senate_passes_open_carry_much_to_open_carry_tarrant_county_leader_kory_watkins_chagrin.php
Kory Watkins is like the kid who got a Zune instead of an iPod for Christmas. The Open Carry Tarrant County leader is upset, very, very, upset, that the Texas Senate passed a bill yesterday that would legalize the open carrying of handguns in the state.
Watkins is mad because the bill passed on a 20-11 party line vote requires that open carriers have a license for the handgun they're carrying in their hip or shoulder holster.
From Watkins' Facebook page:
Reports are coming in saying open carry of a handgun is passed here in Texas.
I am not even a little happy or satisfied with this. Read the bill, you have to ask for permission, pay a tax and get your fingers printed like a criminal. Then when you exercise your privilege from government you will give up other rights to do so. Police are going to be asking people "Show me your papers" (CHL)
Our founders were shooting over taxes and regulation on stuff like this. WAKE UP!
"It's a step in the right direction." No it's not. That's what you've been suckered to believe, because baby steps is what the legislatures, lobbyist and other tyrants want. Control. And they are still in control. They have proven that.
I will keep waking around with my AK47, thanks. #?Texas
Watkins and his ilk prefer what's known as constitutional carry, a principle that would allow for the unlicensed carrying of whatever gun one wants.
more
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2015/03/texas_senate_passes_open_carry_much_to_open_carry_tarrant_county_leader_kory_watkins_chagrin.php
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are spot on.
