I agree with the open carry handgun law which allow the licensed person to open carry a handgun in our state. Texas had allowed concealed carry of handgun since 1995, but there has been a recent push by the new republican leaders like Governor Greg Abbott and our Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. Texas is one out of six states that doesn’t allow open carry of handguns. The ones who are in favor call that the bill is an important second amendment protection, and those who are against it  say that the open carry guns in the streets is less about gun rights than intimidation.

   I come to an agreement with this bill because I know it will have many regulation which means that it won’t allow just any person to obtain a license. The people will have to go through certain regulations and procedures.

One of the strongest argument for this bill is that in response to a series of shootings incidents across the United States in schools like the Sandy Hook Elementary school were 28 innocent people were killed. The bill would allow or make it easier for administrators and educators to carry a weapons. Therefore this is a great argument because everybody wants the safety of children especially if they are in school. Those who are against the open carry handgun bill say that it will cause intimidation in our streets and insecurities. But I believe they shouldn’t feel that way because those who are allowed to open carry will have to have a license and have had to do all the process like doing a background check and making sure that they really know the kind of people they will be granting the license too.

              In spite of the early impetus there are no guarantees that the Texas open carry of handgun laws will be passed,  there are lawmakers in Texas which are known to be as the capital of the American gun culture, which are hopeful to push some bills through the state legislature that will expand the owners gun rights. So even if this doesn’t go through there will be some hope to have something similar to open carry.