Texas Legislature Passes 'Constitutional Carry' Bill Monday

This is a major mistake. Law enforcement is already seeing a shortage of applicants, and if attacks on cops rise drastically, that shortage will become more severe. I possess a LTC, and strongly believe the licensing process should stay in place.

I also predict an increase in random shootings, (as if there weren't enough already).

With criminals not respecting the law either way, not sure how this could hurt... It's not like Texas is a pioneer with this law... If that argument were true, Florida would be out of control along with 20 other states... I think LTC Texans are upset that there's no more classism to protect ourselves.... Y'all just mad in general.

ME SOMETHING, what is your obsession with hating law enforcement? Did you go to jail once upon a time for minor in possession? Did you get a ticket for for a joint found in your car? Maybe it's something a little more serious. Are you a child molester? It seems you would be just giddy if all law enforcement would die horrible violent deaths. What the hell is your problem. 

Look, the law hasn't even gone into effect and there's already an uptick in gun related incidents in San Angelo, looks like Cajun was right, or maybe that's just the way things are going in general.  If it gets as bad as some of the more fearful believe it will, you may come to a day where you thank God they allowed us all to constitutional carry.  I keep hearing that somehow we won't know who's a good guy with a gun from a bad guy with a gun, well I can tell you how... by what he or she is doing with it, if they are not law abiding people, they will use the gun unlawfully, at which point they "become" the criminal. Seems pretty simple to me.

This bill is idiotic.  It serves no purpose whatsoever other than to kiss the sweaty ass of the NRA and put bucks into the hands of the gun manufacturers.  It is fodder for fools.  There are far too many damn guns being trekked around as it is and far too many of them are toted by morons.

This law should not be necessary. There was never a reason NOT to allow citizens to carry firearms. Honest citizens are no threat to anyone who is following the law. Criminals have always carried guns whenever they wanted anyway, regardless of the law.

As for the completely insane comments from Me Someone, the problem is not police officers 'harassing and assaulting citizens,' and never was. If you don't break the law, police officers won't shoot you. Even if you do break the law, police officers won't shoot you unless you resist arrest or try to harm them.

As usual, people complaining about the police have zero concept of what officers do, and less idea of what criminals do. When someone claims 'the attacks on cops are their own fault,' they're proving they have no business in the conversation, because of their amazing ignorance.

Statistics are often misleading. Mark Twain said, 'There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.' Over 1000 civilians killed by cops in 2019? What were the citizens doing? Sitting at their dinner tables? Surfing the web? No, they were either shooting at cops, or trying to run cops over with their cars, or some other illegal activity, usually attempted murder. Of cops. Play stupid gams, win stupid prizes.

Sure, there are bad cops, just like there are bad people everywhere. But the great majority, more than 99.99% of all cops, are good people doing a hard, dangerous, thankless job because they want to make a difference in society.

Want to criticize police officers? Go to the academy, earn a badge, and learn what cops do. Walk down a dark alley at night, knowing there's a criminal someplace you can't see, hoping for a shot at you, and see how you react when someone opens a back door to take out their trash.

People who bash cops make me sick. They're unfit for polite society, which, by the way, would not exist without cops. Take your whining, bed wetting, mushy backside someplace else. You're a disgrace to America.

And 'Me Someone,' if you want to reply to me, use your real name. Cowards are as bad as criminals. Grow up, start acting like an adult, and contribute to society. Otherwise stuff a sock in it.

You like to bash my columns. Fine. I'm good with that.  When you bash cops, you show your utter contempt for truth and justice. It takes a monumental amount of stupidity to denigrate people who spend every day at a job where they may, at any time, have to take a bullet for you, and they know it, and do it anyway. People who bash cops are the lowest form of humanity.

Rant complete.

Lots of people are hurt and confused about this bill passing, it's okay, the feelings, be they strong, are only feelings and they will pass people.  Meanwhile, violent criminals roam the streets everyday with guns, been happening for 50+ years and you want to cry because now a bunch of people outside the criminal element just got the permission to play catch up in 3 months? And you call us crazy!

Texans everywhere will be oiling their guns tonight and for the foreseeable future in anticipation of September 1st.