Saturday April 1, 2023
  • Venezuela
  • Mexico
  • Colombia
  • Chile
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Podcast
Versión Español
PanAm Post
  • Home
  • Regions
    • South America
    • North America
    • Central America
    • Caribbean
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Opinion
  • Podcast
  • Authors
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Regions
    • South America
    • North America
    • Central America
    • Caribbean
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Opinion
  • Podcast
  • Authors
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
PanAm Post
No Result
View All Result

Home » Texans March against Open-Carry Irony: Rifles, Shotguns, No Problem; Modern Handguns, No Way

Texans March against Open-Carry Irony: Rifles, Shotguns, No Problem; Modern Handguns, No Way

Fergus Hodgson by Fergus Hodgson
May 4, 2014
in News, North America, Society, United States
FacebookTwitterTelegramWhatsapp

EspañolTexans may love their guns, or so the perception goes, but they cannot openly carry handguns in public. They can, however, carry rifles and shotguns, and there is an exception for pre-1899 black-powder handguns.

This odd application of gun control is fueling the growth of a Texas-based advocacy organization called Come And Take It (CATI). Founded in 2013, CATI already boasts 33 chapters, according to vice-president Jason Orsek, and this weekend saw two new locations join the list and engage in their first open-carry marches.

RelatedArticles

The night Chris Rock turned into a 12-year-old whiny bully victim

The night Chris Rock turned into a 12-year-old whiny bully victim

March 26, 2023
The new socialist supremacisms: a maoist cultural revolution undermines the US

The new socialist supremacisms: a maoist cultural revolution undermines the US

August 21, 2021
round-rock-texas-open-carry
Come And Take It supporters rally in Round Rock, Texas. Source: CATI Facebook.

With weapons legal for open display — unloaded, as reported by KFOX 14 — approximately 60 and 20 individuals gathered on Saturday in Round Rock and El Paso, respectively. Then, waving Texan, US, CATI, and Gadsden flags, among others, they joined about a dozen walks going on statewide for “the right to defend ourselves and loved ones as we see fit.”

Michael Keoughin, a leader of the Midland-Odessa CATI chapter and present in El Paso, notes that “Texas is surrounded by states that have the ability to carry their modern-day firearm[s], their pistols, and Texas does not.”

Orsek, also a cofounder, says there are now so many of these walks going on each weekend that he has a hard time keeping track. Although CATI has regional managers, there is a great deal of autonomy in each chapter’s activities. This month, for example, the Austin chapter will engage in an open-carry “homeless feed.”

“It takes [one] spark to start a fire,” Orsek says. “Every week we expand into new ground.… Great job El Paso and Round Rock.”

cati-logo
Come And Take It logo. Source. CATI Facebook.

The El Paso chapter notified local police in advance, and a couple did drive by to observe, but neither event drew resistance or conflict with law enforcement, since no laws were broken.

Similar events in other locations, though, have drawn both alarm and a large police presence — precisely the motivation for the marches, to demystify the practice of openly carrying in public. This past week, for example, 10 police cars arrived at an Open Carry Texas march in Fort Worth, after employees at a Jack in the Box restaurant misunderstood the event and locked themselves in a freezer for protection.

Regarding why seemingly arbitrary gun control laws remain in place, James Peinado, president of Freedom Libertad in El Paso — which produces the El Paso Liberty Hour — spoke with the PanAm Post. He notes that being on the border means government entities and their restriction-oriented, urban employees dominate the region, including the media.

They are the ones that promote and keep gun-restrictive ordinances in place, and they are the ones who vote, keeping the Democratic party very healthy and well funded.…

While perhaps many in the Army, Border Patrol, and law enforcement believe in a Second Amendment right, they may not all grasp it as more than something in writing, and see it as something to be altered when political support for that is present.… An inalienable ‘shall not be infringed’ right is something in the minds of many but not all.

On the other hand, he says that among the poor “there are many who have been wronged by government force in some way or another, and they are skeptical of gun control. The people I meet and converse with on the streets believe in the inalienable right to defend oneself with a gun.”

Further, while there may be many Second Amendment enthusiasts in El Paso, “seeing people walking down a populated street in El Paso was a shock to the system for many. One hopes that groups like Come And Take It and Open Carry Texas will over time be able to successfully desensitize people to this sight … but we have only begun on that front and there’s much work to do.”

Tags: come and take itgun rightsTexas
Fergus Hodgson

Fergus Hodgson

Fergus Hodgson was the founding editor in chief of the PanAm Post, up until January 2016. Follow @FergHodgson and his Facebook page.

Related Posts

The night Chris Rock turned into a 12-year-old whiny bully victim
Columnists

The night Chris Rock turned into a 12-year-old whiny bully victim

March 26, 2023
The new socialist supremacisms: a maoist cultural revolution undermines the US
Columnists

The new socialist supremacisms: a maoist cultural revolution undermines the US

August 21, 2021
GETTR: the powerful weapon of Trump and international right wing
United States

GETTR: the powerful weapon of Trump and international right wing

July 13, 2021
News

Maduro’s Trial Falls Behind Despite Coordination Between Interim Government and ICC

June 15, 2021
Three Signs That Elon Musk Has the World at His Fingertips
Columnists

Trump Against Suppression of Human Rights

February 1, 2021
Three Signs That Elon Musk Has the World at His Fingertips
News

15 Republicans Who Voted Against Trump Are Already Facing the Consequences

February 1, 2021
Next Post
Vice President Joe Biden Visits Mexico to Discuss Economic Relationship

Venezuela: President Maduro's Bodyguard Shot Dead on Highway

Subscribe free and never miss another breaking story

  • Venezuela
  • Mexico
  • Colombia
  • Chile
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Podcast

© 2020 PanAm Post - Design & Develop by NEW DREAM GLOBAL CORP. - Privacy policy

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Regions
    • South America
    • North America
    • Central America
    • Caribbean
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Opinion
  • Podcast
  • Authors
  • Contact

© 2020 PanAm Post - Design & Develop by NEW DREAM GLOBAL CORP. - Privacy policy

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Privacy and Cookie Policy.