re: #209 Targetpractice

That’s gonna stick in more than a few craws.

So is this:

Police-stop language halts open carry gun bill: http://t.co/49teKJJR19

— Austin Statesman (@statesman) May 28, 2015

The open-carry bill, inches from the finish line, was derailed Wednesday by law enforcement objections to language limiting the ability of police to stop and question those with a gun.

Passed by both houses, House Bill 910 was back in the House, where its author urged representatives to send it to Gov. Greg Abbott by agreeing to changes made by the Senate.

What is typically a quick vote with little discussion, however, broke down into an intense debate over an amendment that bars police from stopping somebody with an openly displayed handgun solely to check for a concealed handgun license.

It’s so weird that cops want the ability to ensure that an openly armed yahoo is licensed to carry a gun. Don’t they know that only good guys open carry?

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