It’s too bad about Texas and Florida not allowing open carry. Here in Ohio open carry is allowed and Ohio also has a “shall issue” CCW license. This is a very good thing, because if I’m at Wally World and I stretch to reach something on a high shelf and my big ‘ol Taurus PT92 shows, I’m good with the law. As I understand it, if I were in Texas or Florida I would be breaking the law.
So (if I’m correct about TX and Fl) you folks in those states should work hard to get open carry to pass even if you have a CCW license.
Ironically, there are quite a few pro-”concealed” carry folks who do not want open carry passed...
Now before anyone goes thermonuclear on this, be aware, these very same people do understand that argument for open carry, but do not want it passed because it would require a fundamental change to the Texas CHL law and would open the door for businesses to post “no gun zone” signage that is allowed per the Texas penal code and the Texas CHL law...
So I am a little bent on the whole issue...I would like the choice to open carry when I choose to do so, but I do not want it if it cannot be worked out to not effect the restrictions against law abiding citizens who are qualified to carry in Texas and those who carry due to a reciprocity agreement with their state carry permits...
We will still work to get past those hurdles, and somewhere down the road we’ll get it filed and passed...
If I get into office, I promised a NRA Board of Director friend of mine I would without any reservation walk it myself and file it as my first official act...
He has no reason to ever doubt I would not do that, matter of fact I would be looking for him and the drafted bill (as is)...