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I thought this was a little weird when I heard about it. Nearly a million Texans had concealed carry permits anyways. It doesn't mean you can carry a gun everyw

by foxyv 5y ago

I thought this was a little weird when I heard about it. Nearly a million Texans had concealed carry permits anyways. It doesn't mean you can carry a gun everywhere, there are signs (30.06 and 30.07) banning concealed and open carry in places like stores. The permit just means that concealed carriers had to take a class so they know the law. Kind of a no brainer. But then I watched a video by a police officer talking about how on stops, officers would draw weapons on cars they pulled over registered to CCP owners and I kind of understood why they want to get rid of it. Can you imagine, every time you get pulled over you get guns pointed at you... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLWdrshPXFU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLWdrshPXFU

vageli 5y ago
> But then I watched a video by a police officer talking about how on stops, officers would draw weapons on cars they pulled over registered to CCP owners and I kind of understood why they want to get rid of it. This feels so backwards to me. The law abiding citizens that made the effort to comply with the law are subject to more scrutiny and harsher treatment than not.
enobrev 5y ago
> Can you imagine, every time you get pulled over you get guns pointed at you There is a sizable percentage of people in this country who already live this reality.
- foxyv 5y ago
  I assume you mean racial minorities? No reason to beat around the bush. It's definitely true that black men are pulled over way more than white guys. My brother would always get harassed by police when he was riding with my friend. They see a white kid and a black kid in a car and pull them over for stuff like "Suspicious right turn", "Driving under the speed limit" and "I couldn't see your seatbelt." I don't know about drawn weapons though. The only time anyone I know was pulled over at gunpoint (Felony stop) was my Dad because his White Toyota "Matched the description" of another vehicle. (And like 100,000 others) I don't know what it is like in the cities.

by foxyv 5y ago

vageli 5y ago

> But then I watched a video by a police officer talking about how on stops, officers would draw weapons on cars they pulled over registered to CCP owners and I kind of understood why they want to get rid of it. This feels so backwards to me. The law abiding citizens that made the effort to comply with the law are subject to more scrutiny and harsher treatment than not.

enobrev 5y ago

> Can you imagine, every time you get pulled over you get guns pointed at you There is a sizable percentage of people in this country who already live this reality.

foxyv 5y ago
I assume you mean racial minorities? No reason to beat around the bush. It's definitely true that black men are pulled over way more than white guys. My brother would always get harassed by police when he was riding with my friend. They see a white kid and a black kid in a car and pull them over for stuff like "Suspicious right turn", "Driving under the speed limit" and "I couldn't see your seatbelt." I don't know about drawn weapons though. The only time anyone I know was pulled over at gunpoint (Felony stop) was my Dad because his White Toyota "Matched the description" of another vehicle. (And like 100,000 others) I don't know what it is like in the cities.