{"id":68345,"date":"2021-05-26T03:18:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T08:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=68345"},"modified":"2021-05-26T05:38:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:38:09","slug":"68345","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=68345","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bearingarms.com\/camedwards\/2021\/05\/25\/truth-lies-texas-constitutional-carry-n45644\">The Truth (And Lies) About Texas&#8217; Constitutional Carry Bill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Texas won\u2019t become the first state in the nation to allow legal gun owners to lawfully carry without a license when Gov. Greg Abbott signs Constitutional Carry legislation into law in the next few days, but you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking that\u2019s the case if you\u2019re only reading the mainstream media or following the Left on social media. Both groups are in full Chicken Little mode at the moment, squawking about the gunpocalypse to come once the bill becomes law, even though 20 states have already adopted permitless carry without issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AUSTIN, Texas (AP) &#8212; Texas lawmakers approve letting people carry handguns without a license, background check or training.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylegriffin1\/status\/1396960626711293955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Note the framing by the Associated Press, which is based on a falsehood. The Constitutional Carry bill approved by lawmakers in Austin on Monday doesn\u2019t allow \u201cpeople\u201d to carry without a license, background check, or training. It allows those who can legally possess a gun to also legally carry one without having to first obtain a concealed handgun license. Those prohibited from owning a firearm, either because of a previous conviction or an adjudication of mental illness, are still going to be breaking the law if they possess a gun, much less carry one, but you\u2019d never know that from much of the reporting out there.<\/p>\n<p>As bad as the media coverage has been, the reactions from the Left have been even worse.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My guess is that this law only applies to white people. Unless I misread TX GOP lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gonzo (@GonzoNorthWest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GonzoNorthWest\/status\/1396962716883980288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, you misread Texas lawmakers, Gonzo. In fact, you\u2019d think the Left would be thrilled with this law, given that it will lead to fewer police stops and arrests of people who might be legally eligible to obtain a concealed carry license but haven\u2019t done so. It\u2019s funny how the Left believes that policing is inherently racist, yet they love the idea of putting more gun control laws in place for the supposedly racist police to enforce.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All right time to reevaluate this 2nd amendment shit, sorry, no good come from this. There is no good guy with a weapon. No need for so many weapons! JC!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lola \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@lollanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lollanna\/status\/1396962755366858753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>No good guy with a weapon? What about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bearingarms.com\/camedwards\/2021\/05\/17\/armed-citizen-rifle-stops-attempted-mass-shooting-n45239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this guy<\/a>? Or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dfw.cbslocal.com\/2021\/05\/21\/family-member-kills-man-fired-shots-at-wife-children-white-settlement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this guy<\/a>? Or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtkr.com\/news\/newport-news-police-arrest-man-after-gun-battle-with-officers-no-injuries-reported\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this guy<\/a>? I could go on, but you get the idea. There are currently more than 20-million Americans who have a concealed carry license, and in 20 states that have already adopted Constitutional Carry, millions more are lawfully carrying without a license. Re-evaluate the Second Amendment all you want. The fact remains that the number of Americans exercising their right to bear arms is growing by leaps and bounds, and there\u2019s virtually no chance that an attempt to repeal the Second Amendment would get the required support in Congress or in the states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a wonderful state I live in! Texas has done it, jumped off the proverbial deep end. The lege passed the \u201canyone over 25 open carry\u201d bill &amp; abbott will sign it. They\u2019re doing a two-step to claim \u201csanctuary state\u201d to dodge federal gun laws. How would that even work?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kay Walker (@kwalkc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kwalkc\/status\/1397150548701372421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I hate to break it to Kay, but open carry is already the law in Texas. The permitless carry bill that will be signed by Gov. Abbott simply says that legal gun owners don\u2019t need a license to carry their firearm. As for how the Second Amendment Sanctuary bill will work in practice, that\u2019s easy enough to explain. No state or local police will be allowed to enforce any new federal gun control laws or assist in their enforcement in any way. If the feds want any new gun control restrictions enforced, they\u2019ll have to do it themselves.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">States like Tennessee and Texas are going to become war zones. Citizens who wouldn\u2019t normally carry guns are going to start carrying guns, along with people who have no idea how to use them. Why on earth would you ever want to allow this? I\u2019ve got to get out of Tennessee. \ud83e\udd2c<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; El Chapo to Del Taco (@EZabelJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EZabelJr\/status\/1397144194649575424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even before Utah, Montana, Iowa, and Tennessee approved Constitutional Carry this year, more than a dozen states had already put similar laws in place, and none of them have turned into \u201cwar zones.\u201d El Chapo\u2019s argument doesn\u2019t really make much sense. Why would people who wouldn\u2019t normally carry a gun suddenly decide to do so? Why would people who have no idea how to use a gun choose to carry one around with them?<\/p>\n<p>In every state that\u2019s approved Constitutional Carry, you can still find plenty of firearms instructors conducting training classes, because the vast majority of us want to be comfortable and proficient with our guns; not because the state mandates that we do so but because it makes sense. Texas\u2019 experience with Constitutional Carry will be no different than what we\u2019ve seen in other states that have adopted the measure.<\/p>\n<p>To be sure, though, the fact that Texas will soon be a Constitutional Carry state should have an impact on the right-to-carry revolution that began back in the 1980s when Florida approved it\u2019s \u201cshall issue\u201d concealed carry law. Texas is home to nearly 10% of the U.S. population, and its by far the most populous state to approve Constitutional Carry. I think it will put pressure on lawmakers in other red states like Indiana, Ohio, Alabama, South Carolina, and yes, even Florida to follow suit in 2022, but it also may very well have an impact on the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the upcoming case challenging New York\u2019s restrictive and subjective \u201cmay issue\u201d licensing process that requires applicants to demonstrate a special need to carry a firearm beyond their Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_7\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The vast majority of states have already rejected New York\u2019s restrictive licensing laws and recognize that the average citizen has the right to both keep and bear arms in self-defense, and with Texas now joining the ranks of the Constitutional Carry states, it\u2019s obvious that popular support for the right to carry didn\u2019t end with the approval of the Bill of Rights in 1791. As more and more states are adopting permitless carry, it\u2019s become plain to see that states like New York, New Jersey, and California that still maintain their draconian restrictions on the right to carry are not just out of touch with the Constitution, but out of step with the vast majority of the rest of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Truth (And Lies) About Texas&#8217; Constitutional Carry Bill Texas won\u2019t become the first state in the nation to allow legal gun owners to lawfully carry without a license when Gov. 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