Liberty Maven

While it is refreshing to read articles like this for the information it provides, it does have a slight bias, in my opinion, that the idea of loosening the concealed carry laws is a bad thing. At least the article quotes both sides of the issue.

“It’s insane,” says one Dallas officer, who asked not to be named. “They basically destroyed the concealed gun law. We’re letting drug dealers with Glocks under the seat go and say have a nice day. In the past we could have charged them at least with a weapons violation and confiscated the gun. Texas is wide open now. It’s a huge story. This has just gone under everyone’s radar.”

And the opposing view is short and sweet:

“It’s a law for honest people and good citizens to stand their ground,” McDonald says. “Now you can defend yourself in a carjacking. You don’t have to retreat.”

The discussion continues in the comments section by a comment from the Executive Director of the Texas State Rifle association, James Dark.

As far as police officers being upset about this new law, you will always be able to find some that are. However, CLEAT, the largest law enforcement lobby in Austin, specifically DID NOT oppose the bill, and expressed no problems with it to our lobbyist in Austin.

The arguments for and against the 2nd amendment continue. If we are to just read the 2nd amendment and treat it as the “supreme law of the land” then all gun control laws should be abolished. How can one read any ambiguity in the words, “shall not be infringed”?

If you don’t like something in the Constitution, then change it through an amendment, don’t just ignore it. After all it really is supposed to be the “supreme law of the land.”

Read the full article in the Dallas Observer here.