Thousands sign petition to make Texas an open-carry state

Thousands sign petition to make Texas an open-carry state

Summary: There is a movement to make it legal to openly carry a firearm in Texas. While it is legal to do so in many states (Virginia, Montana, and Arizona being a few), Texas is not one of them.

My Opinion: I personally support this. One concern that is brought up is how will police officers handle people openly carrying? The answer is the same way it is done in every state. If the person carrying is not doing anything wrong or suspicious, the officers ignore them. Every concern I saw in the article (and the attached discussion) was previously brought up when Texas passed concealed carry legislation. Nothing dreadful has happened due to passge of concealed carry. If it is passed, I would like to see it treated unlicensed. But, if licensing is required, I would like to see it be much cheaper than a CHL. Right now, it costs a minimum of $195 ($75(and up) for the class and $120 to the state) for the average Texan to get their CHL. If the state lowered their fee, this would help a great deal.