Permit To Carry A Gun No Longer Required

When I was a kid growing up, we carried guns without a license, even to school. Nobody ever got shot except some idiot who tried to burgle a restaurant. Some people are used to the idea and some not.
 

"...if they're not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a gun."

And as far as I can tell, House Bill 1927 doesn't say anything about not registering your firearms.
Some years ago - I think over 30 - Californians campaigned to abolish fishing licenses, and people were quick to assume that would result in the depletion of some species. You would still be bound to fishing limits, you just wouldn't have to buy a license. They cost about $5 back then. Some of them are 10X that now, plus you have to get a separate license for different types of fishing (sport, harvest, fresh water, etc), then you gotta secure your lands pass, gotta get your tags, and sometimes you gotta pay for a warden stamp.
 
I don't support it at all. Thats all we need now to add to the road rage we have here. I am not against having guns but think they should be licensed. Just my opinion. We have had too many children getting shot by people in this state. I have a small gun that is registered and kept at home for protection. I would never take it out in public.
Don't have to worry since I am not going anywhere due to the virus. But we have too many people walking into stores and killing folks when they get their feelings "hurt" by some co-workers.
 
While I'm usually on the other side of this, I can't really see that having, or not having, a license really makes the slightest bit of difference. There is an escalating number of mass shootings all over the country, no matter what their gun laws are. Some of the shooters do have legitimate licenses. A license doesn't make anybody sane.

I would go in the other direction. Make licenses irrelevant. But step up the laws about carrying guns, for anything but official reasons such as being on the job in law enforcement. (And they obviously need better training also!)

Assault rifles should be banned; anyone caught with one should get a mandatory heavy prison sentence, particularly anyone selling them to the public. Hunting rifles would probably have to be OK, and I don't think they are usually used in these mass shootings.

But in general, make it much harder to acquire and carry guns. The license part of it is almost a side issue.
 
Here is a quote taken from the article, and it's my laugh of the day! :ROFLMAO:

"This bill should be called common-sense carry," Schaefer said.

ROFLMAO!
 
Assault rifles should be banned; anyone caught with one should get a mandatory heavy prison sentence, particularly anyone selling them to the public. Hunting rifles would probably have to be OK, and I don't think they are usually used in these mass shootings.

But in general, make it much harder to acquire and carry guns. The license part of it is almost a side issue.
Here we go again... First off, Assault rifles, (which are full automatic by the way), are only legal to own with a Special Class III License, not just anybody can waltz into a gun store and purchase one.
I believe your perception of an assault rifle is skewed. (most likely by media reporting).
Pop quiz.... which of these rifles would you consider to be assault rifle's?

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Prior to this, what did getting the license in Texas actually mean? Was there an additional background check, some sort of test whether written and/or on the shooting range? Was it just you pay the state money?
 
Here we go again... First off, Assault rifles, (which are full automatic by the way), are only legal to own with a Special Class III License, not just anybody can waltz into a gun store and purchase one.
I believe your perception of an assault rifle is skewed. (most likely by media reporting).
Pop quiz.... which of these rifles would you consider to be assault rifle's?

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All the above, because an assault is an assault, regardless of what the firearm chambers or can carry, but specifically speaking, all the above.
 
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I don't support it at all. Thats all we need now to add to the road rage we have here. I am not against having guns but think they should be licensed. Just my opinion. We have had too many children getting shot by people in this state. I have a small gun that is registered and kept at home for protection. I would never take it out in public.
Don't have to worry since I am not going anywhere due to the virus. But we have too many people walking into stores and killing folks when they get their feelings "hurt" by some co-workers.
Or those who are confronted by fellow shoppers, because they're not wearing a mask (boo-hoo), as what happened in the WalMart incident.
 
Since moving to town I have no need to carry
And that's a real blessing
Hate carrying
The thing just gets in my way

Living at the cabin?
You'd be insane not to carry

I think it prudent to thoroughly check anyone's background before selling them any firearm

Full automatic assault rifles are in no way needed by Joe public
Now, a 12 gauge.....those come in handy

As far as gun laws banning firearms in the name of mass killings?
It's akin to cutting of a certain male member in the name of rape
I plan on keeping both
Have yet to need a license to conceal the one.....but with the trans gender fad, it's prolly coming

Have we we beaten this to death yet?
 
All the above, because an assault is an assault, regardless of what the firearm chambers or can carry, but specifically speaking, all the above.
Then using this logic, shouldn't we also consider banning... all firearms, knives, hammers, fists, dishes, tongue lashings , auto's, chainsaws, etc. and on and on, because anything that can assault you is an assault weapon.
 
Since all the "bad guys" already have guns at their disposal 24/7 .... what difference does having a law about permits matter?
Based on your statement, it is perhaps worthy to mention that criminals and people intent on doing harm can and will always be able to get weapons of all kinds on the black market, regardless of any/all laws. Not unlike prohibition laws, the more gun laws that go on the books, the more the black market will go deeper underground with the criminal enterprise sustaining that market growing in power. No law is without consequences and the law of unintended consequences is not about to disappear any time soon.. The issue of guns always provokes too many emotional, rather than well-thought-out, logical responses. More simply put, criminals don't/won't abide by laws, regardless of much do-gooders want them to..
 
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Then using this logic, shouldn't we also consider banning... all firearms, knives, hammers, fists, dishes, tongue lashings , auto's, chainsaws, etc. and on and on, because anything that can assault you is an assault weapon.
As a gun owner myself, I see nothing wrong with guns per se, but my vision of gun-ownership is one that encompasses traditional values, where guns had a place, and that place was at home, not in a person's pocket, strapped to ones belt, or slung over ones shoulder while out and about in the general public, and in addition to, my vision of guns differs from the mentality I see in the people of the USofA.

I was raised with the understanding that guns were for sport, not killing people.

That's where the Canadian way of thinking differs from that of the folks in the USofA related to guns.

When you wake up in the morning and strap your sidearm on before leaving the house, that isn't sport, that's looking for trouble... that's looking for someone to shoot IMO.

At any rate, packing a gun around with you everywhere doesn't reflect a well-adjusted country/society, nor does it reflect well-adjusted people.

IMO there's something seriously lacking in people who feel the need to pack a gun on them 24/7. I see a major disconnect.
 
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I believe Texas politicians are extremely pro-gun. I think they want to have so many guns in so many hands that the evil federal government won't be able to take them away. But the constant mass gun killings is eating away at gun ownership, and gun lovers. In most states, hunting licenses are way down. It won't happen in my life time, but in 10-20 years, when gun violence becomes a central issue, and there will be strict gun laws. Maybe in another 10 years, the Second Amendment will be modified to address the rampant carnage of way too many guns in way too many irresponsible hands.
Aunt Meg said guns are not for killing people. She may not use her guns to kill people, but millions of other do.
 
Since all the "bad guys" already have guns at their disposal 24/7 .... what difference does having a law about permits matter?

That's true. It seems, to me, that every time legislation for gun control is proposed, or passed, it is just little more than some "feel good" tactic to make people think that this issue is being addressed. The Only one's who comply with any new rules are the responsible people who are unlikely to ever commit any illegal acts. There are probably millions of stolen/unregistered firearms already in the hands of the criminals, and mentally challenged that will continue to be a problem...no matter what laws are passed.

IMO, what we need is a serious "war" on inner city drug gangs, AND a return to some meaningful mental illness diagnosis and treatment. Even though things like all these recent mass shootings garner all the media attention, these shootings are still a fraction of the total number of shootings that take place every year. The vast majority of murders take place in the disadvantaged areas of our cities, where the honest people are afraid to say anything, because the "gangs" are the Real Authority.

There used to be facilities for housing and treating those with mental problems, but that seems to have gone away in recent decades, because of "stigmatizing" those who suffer from psychiatric issues. Now, it's "not their fault", and they are allowed to continually spiral downward until they "snap"....witness this recent Fed EX shooting....and probably many others.

IMO, it is not so much the "guns" that are a problem, as it seems the general increase in the number of people who need help, but cannot find it, are an increasing problem. That, plus major areas of our cities where the "thugs" rule the streets.
 
That's true. It seems, to me, that every time legislation for gun control is proposed, or passed, it is just little more than some "feel good" tactic to make people think that this issue is being addressed. The Only one's who comply with any new rules are the responsible people who are unlikely to ever commit any illegal acts. There are probably millions of stolen/unregistered firearms already in the hands of the criminals, and mentally challenged that will continue to be a problem...no matter what laws are passed.

IMO, what we need is a serious "war" on inner city drug gangs, AND a return to some meaningful mental illness diagnosis and treatment. Even though things like all these recent mass shootings garner all the media attention, these shootings are still a fraction of the total number of shootings that take place every year. The vast majority of murders take place in the disadvantaged areas of our cities, where the honest people are afraid to say anything, because the "gangs" are the Real Authority.

There used to be facilities for housing and treating those with mental problems, but that seems to have gone away in recent decades, because of "stigmatizing" those who suffer from psychiatric issues. Now, it's "not their fault", and they are allowed to continually spiral downward until they "snap"....witness this recent Fed EX shooting....and probably many others.

IMO, it is not so much the "guns" that are a problem, as it seems the general increase in the number of people who need help, but cannot find it, are an increasing problem. That, plus major areas of our cities where the "thugs" rule the streets.
I couldn't agree more with you, Don, IMO the only mental illness I see, is the need for people in the USofA to feel that they need to pack guns around with them (and on them) everywhere they go.

Once the USofA turns that illness around, I believe the people in the USofA will witness a turnaround in the reduction of gun related crimes and mass shootings in general.

That's why you in the USofA have so many gun related crimes and mass shootings, it's built into the gun-culture in your country (the illness I'm talking about). The sport of guns has been lost and replaced with a taste for blood.

Never do I hear of a citizen in the USofA buying a gun for target practice, it's always for "personal protection", "protecting my family and me", "protecting my home", "protecting my car".
 
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Aunt Marg, first of all, our country is called the U.S. or the U.S.A. There is no USofA. I've never heard anyone else call it that. You are "Canada," not "CanofAda," right? šŸ˜…

Although I agree with much of what you say, I think you have a warped view of what life is like here in the U.S. We are not all walking around armed to the teeth. In fact, I don't know anyone who "packs," other than our local police. The media emphasis on the shootings can manage to give a false impression that we are living in the "wild west."

The last time we had a gun control demonstration in my neighborhood, there were crowds of people with signs, yelling and cheering. Most of the cars, buses, and trucks passing by honked in support.

In some parts of this country, people are apparently fonder of guns than in other parts. So it's at most, a regional thing. The horrific mass shootings are an aberration, not a part of normal life in this country.
 
Why is it important to carry firearms? Are you going to shoot somebody and why would you do that?
Well, think if someone had a gun when mass shooting starts that shooter could be stopped long before the massacre is complete. Add to that if you are there you could shoot that person before you get shot!! Get It?!
 


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