Texas Open Carry Update: Late Movement

By Dan Zimmerman

Reader DH writes:

In a remarkable coincidence, if you believe them — which I will go on the record to say that when it comes to Texas legislature, I do not — last night SB11, Campus Carry by Birdwell and SB17, Open Carry by Estes, were referred to the House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, just hours after the TTAG article posted and people started emailing their elected officials . . .

The SB17 language is virtually identical to Phillips’ HB910. The big difference being the amendment which prohibits the act of carrying as justification to stop and ask for a concealed carry license. This is the amendment which many have surmised inadvertently allows Constitutional Carry.

I’ve heard many takes on this amendment and that it is the real reason for the delays. I don’t personally buy into it, but won’t rule it out completely. Some say it was intentionally added/or allowed to kill the bill because there would be resistance from law enforcement. I believe it was an honest but opportunistic move to prevent stop-and-frisk searches of open carriers by police in the urban centers. Either way, it has been met …read more

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