The crux of the matter being that the open-carrying of rifles is legal in Texas, where the open-carrying of handguns is not.
The group is trying to work within the legal bounds of the law, to get open carry of handguns made legal.
Once that happens, the likelihood is that open carry of rifles will go down, and that of handguns will go up.
Open carrying handguns into public places is one thing; open carrying AR-15’s is another. Sure it’s your right (for now) but those young 20 somethings aren’t helping the cause and the LIV public is alarmed by it (out if ignorance no less) and sees it as nothing more than a display of bravado and defiance and react accordingly and it isn’t favorable. It just doesn’t show prudent behavior IMHO.
The crux of the matter being that the open-carrying of rifles is legal in Texas, where the open-carrying of handguns is not.
The group is trying to work within the legal bounds of the law, to get open carry of handguns made legal.
Once that happens, the likelihood is that open carry of rifles will go down, and that of handguns will go up.
I live in rural texas and open carry sidearms wouldn’t bother me but where I live aomeone walking into a place with an AR15 would look kind of weird. Unless they were walking along the road hunting otherwise hmm
Open carry would probably deter a lot of crime but you know how the gun grabbers will react.