Open Carry – How To Assert Your Rights

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Michigan Open Carry recently scored a victory in Royal Oak. The pressure group forced the city to reexamine and, eventually, rescind a firearms ban for its Eats, Beats and Arts festival. I contacted one...

“I think it’s absolutely unnecessary for me or anyone else to carry a gun....

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Hey, we're all entitled to our opinions. But when it comes to gun rights (and wrongs) some opinions are more important than others. The one expressed above was issued by Marysville, Michigan Mayor Pro-Tem...

CA Open Carry Advocate Makes An Unfortunate Joke

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The LA Times reports that an open carry protest rally get together hoe-down thingie went well enough---given that the Redondo Beach congregants were banned from the pier onto which they'd planned to gather. A...

HuffPo Ed: Open Carry Is A Threat, Not A Promise

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Kate Shilling, Coalition Director of the Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater LA, reckons banning open carry wouldn't violate Californians' Constitutional rights. "Forbidding open carry does not limit your right to own or carry a...

Letter to the Editor: Open Carry Advocates “Selfish and Egotistical”

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It's open season on open carry in California. Post Hermosa Beach Open Carry clean-up demo, Golden State gun control advocates are girding themselves for battle, as the legislature attempts to pass a law banning...

WI Open Carry Advocate Gives TTAG the 411 on the 911

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Freshly-minted TTAG commentator MKEgal left the following comment underneath yesterday's post Police Arrest Open Carry Advocate; WI Gun Group Looking to Sue. We can confirm that she is the woman in question. Still. In question. “Who...

Police Arrest Open Carry Advocate; WI Gun Group Looking to Sue

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Regular readers will know that I'm something of an open carry advocate. While I wouldn't want to surrender the tactical advantage of concealed carry, I "get" the political statement. There's no better way to...

The Pros and Cons of Open versus Concealed Carry.

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I've been thinking a lot about open carry lately. I have a conceal carry permit from the great State of Texas, which means I'm licensed to carry in around 38 states. Now, I don't...

FL Demo on July 10: Is Open Carry Gaining Momentum?

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I used to think open carry was as dumb as rocks. Why in the world would a gun owner want to wear his gun where everyone could see it? If there was going to...

Topeka City Council Rejects Open Carry Ban

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kansas.com reports that the Topeka, Kansas City Council rejected a move to ban openly carried firearms---despite threats of gang violence. "Supporters of the ban, including Police Chief Ron Miller and assistant city attorney Kyle...

VPC: “Open Carry Thugs Terrorizing Americans”

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPOlbP68bAc Josh Sugarmann of the Violence Policy Center (VPC) has penned another polemic conflating facts with opinion, anecdotes with analysis. In other news, the sun came up this morning. Still, you gotta give Sugarmann credit...