Posted May 28, 2015 5:13 pm by Comments

By Tim

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After a bill to bring open carry to Texas ran into interference in the House Wednesday night, controversial gun rights activist Kory Watkins took to social media.

In what many had expected to be an easy vote of concurrence by the lower chamber of the state legislature of a proposal sent back to the House after a nail-biter Senate approval, lawmakers responded to apparent pressure from police groups and refused to pass the measure in a 63-79 roll call.

Watkins, long known as the front man for Open Carry Tarrant County then blasted out on social media Thursday morning a rant on lawmakers who voted against the measure the night before.

“I’m calling for the arrest of every elected official in Texas that voted against open carry. They should be arrested, charged with treason and should face a punishment that could result in being hung from the tree of liberty,” wrote Watkins. “What do you think gets their attention more after they go against the people? Some phone calls? Or actual liberty or death?”

This brought quick condemnation from gun control organizations including the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence who quickly …read more

Source:: GunsNFreedom

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