OPEN CARRY TEXAS. Texans get in here!

[moxie]

No, in fact I can't actually think of a single 51% bar within 50 miles. I've seen a few in Fort Worth and Dallas. The 51% designation, BTW, is posted prominently at the entrance to the bar. It's a designation given to the bar and it's pretty permanent unless the business plan changes. In other words, it's not arbitrary and doesn't change from day to day. The 51% concept is one of those compromises that was arrived at peaceably a long time ago. Most of us have no trouble with it. If a bar doesn't have proper signage, a patron is not responsible. The likelihood of that happening is, well, unlikely.
Here's what the sign must look like:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_bdn-4QxuqQ/T39SCdioPUI/AAAAAAAAA-o/uiEqsn2AcpY/s1600/51percent.jpg

 

[JohnKSa]

I've heard of people getting in trouble and having charges brought when they were not aware the business was, or had recently become, subject to the rule...

This is inconsistent with the law. If the person is not given notice with a clearly visible 51% sign then there is no violation.

If people are getting in trouble for that, the LEOs and DAs who are getting them in trouble need to be reigned in.

 

[CoalTrain49]

Probably because there is even less chance of OC happening in Detroit than a meteor strike making the question moot. Something-something absurdum; I never went to debate school . I'll go out on a limb and guess he supports his officers carrying openly, and believes strongly that their doing so is a deterrent rather than a risk

You didn't read it did you? He supports CC by citizens, he didn't say anything about his command.

The question is not moot. OC isn't common in Detroit not because it isn't legal, it is, but because people don't want to become targets. People are attacked because they have weapons when they OC. An OC is not the magic deterrent that many believe it is. If LEO's can be disarmed and shot with their own weapons, which many are, it stands to reason that you could be also.

Maybe we need another poll. How many LEO's OC when not on duty? They deal with the wacko, loser criminal element everyday. What is their opinion? I believe most LEO's would rather CC and blend in.

Honestly, I don't really care if TX has an OC statute or not, I'm just trying to make some sense of why people feel it's important.

 

[hso]

Unfortunately this one just can't stay on track and keeps crashing from ditch to ditch.

If you support OC, find the most constructive ways to support OC and avoid destructive ways to support it.