The law, which was set to take effect Jan. 1, would have prohibited people from carrying concealed guns in 26 places, including public parks, churches, banks and zoos.
Look man I’m not looking for a flame war here but I live in Texas, I myself own a firearm. How exactly do you determine at a glance who the “good guy with a gun” is? You simply can’t. It seems completely reasonable to restrict areas guns are allowed at which is something we already do with the 30.06 signs. Why do you need/want to carry a gun at a zoo, park, or for that matter Walmart? Before you say “for my personal protection” I want you to think for a moment. If you fired a shot at a zoo, and missed you very likely could hit a child. Plus at least here in Texas it’s completely normal to see metal detectors/no gun signs at the places this would have taken affect at.
How exactly do you determine at a glance who the “good guy with a gun” is? You simply can’t.
The “good guy with a gun” doesn’t use it unless their life is directly threatened with no retreat and the puts it away/ drops it so as to not be a threat to anyone else; emphasis on retreats first.
Look man I’m not looking for a flame war here but I live in Texas, I myself own a firearm. How exactly do you determine at a glance who the “good guy with a gun” is? You simply can’t. It seems completely reasonable to restrict areas guns are allowed at which is something we already do with the 30.06 signs. Why do you need/want to carry a gun at a zoo, park, or for that matter Walmart? Before you say “for my personal protection” I want you to think for a moment. If you fired a shot at a zoo, and missed you very likely could hit a child. Plus at least here in Texas it’s completely normal to see metal detectors/no gun signs at the places this would have taken affect at.
The “good guy with a gun” doesn’t use it unless their life is directly threatened with no retreat and the puts it away/ drops it so as to not be a threat to anyone else; emphasis on retreats first.