The New York Times decided to write an editorial about *gasp* open carry in Texas, which starts today.
Clearly the editorial board is made up of hoplophobes who neither understand firearms nor firearm owners. They start out with this gem:
This is a big day for Texans yearning to flaunt their handguns in belt and shoulder holsters. A new “open carry” law enacted by the Republican Legislature goes into effect on Friday, posing a challenge for law enforcement, businesses and other institutions that are understandably wary of how social interchange will be affected.
‘Flaunt?’ They actually used the word flaunt. Handguns have been carried by people in Texas for years. The only difference is they had to be concealed.
People aren’t suddenly going to run out to purchase a firearm just to open carry. The New York Times is all about CHOICE when it comes to abortion but not when it comes to carrying a firearm.
Interesting that in New Hampshire and Vermont, no license or permit is needed to open carry a firearm and they are two of the safest states in the country!
They go on to talk about the outrageous tax on ammunition in Seattle which of course they love and wish would be put into place elsewhere.
They also talk about the evil ‘gun lobby.’ The New York Times, like much of the left wing gun control crowd, haven’t figured out that it’s regular Americans across the country who make up the ‘gun lobby.’ It’s regular Americans who are stopping ridiculous legislation in their states and regular Americans who are pushing for less strict gun control laws.
This doesn’t fit their narrative though. As always, with the left, they have to have someone to demonize. It doesn’t bode well to constantly demonize Americans so they choose the NRA as their target:
The contrasting developments in Texas and Seattle demonstrate politicians’ tug of war over gun rights and civilian safety, which the gun lobby has been manipulating by pushing through state laws that block local governments from enacting needed ordinances. The resulting crazy quilt of clashing interests demonstrates the need for federal laws, which, of course, have been rejected by a Congress captive to the gun industry’s agenda.
These people can’t get it through their thick left wing skulls that American WANT to protect themselves. Congress isn’t captive to the gun industry, Congress is captive to their constituents. 2nd Amendment activists are some of the most powerful activists in the country. Why? Because the 2nd Amendment was put into place so they could protect themselves, not just on a regular basis, but from a tyrannical government.
And putting draconian gun control laws into place that enable criminals while hurting law-abiding citizens, indeed is tyrannical.
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