The last time I was in Texas I was happy to open carry and it was more comfortable in the Texas heat of the day. The only thing I do not like about open carry is you give up your element of surprise.
Dumb thing is TX requires concealed carry permit to open carry. Open has an obvious deterrent factor, allowing one to visually not be a target. The CC is unconstitutional. TX has now backed up 10 years. TX would not allow open carry since the Civil War in order to keep Confederate sympathizers or ex-confederates from having weapons.
You should not need a permit to carry concealed or open. The 2nd Amendment is there for that. What is going on with mass hysteria and the mass shootings is pure BS. I call BS. And those TX house R Reps'.........Well, that's BS too!
Granted, it may not have been appropriate for Mr. McNutt to go to their homes unannounced, but he did announce it through social media and had garnered support, McNutt obviously posed no mass hysteria effect, definitely was not armed, and if you know anything about Lake Jackson or Brazoria County, you know that's one of the toughest counties in the state of Texas. DPS knew he was coming, Brazoria County Sherriff knew he was coming, Lake Jackson knew he was coming....if he had posed serious, let me rephrase that, if he had posed ANY threat, Brazoria Co. Sherriff's would have spot checked him with a face plant on asphalt.
Those (R) Representatives had stalled and had no intension of pushing a Constitutional Carry Bill because they always cave to the libtards pressures and feel they will jeopardize their re-election. Bastards, need to grow some stones.
They continually cave for these reasons. The unconstitutional red flag laws are deterring actual progress. Deterring ones right to protect friends, family, and anyone for that matter.