Concealed carry classes see attendance spike as new gun law looms

[GGJohn]

EL PASO, Texas -- The owner of a local business that provides training and certification for people to carry a gun said about twice as many people come to classes in the past couple of months.

Sam Morgan owns El Paso Concealed Carry and teaches certification classes. He said the business usually sees about 20 people go through classes a month.

"We've had 42 students that came through for the month of April and approximately 40 the prior month," Morgan said.

Morgan said the increase could be because of potential sweeping changes to gun regulations in Texas.

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While I don't really think open carry is a good idea, I've got to wonder how many new applicants will start to conceal carry.

[gejohnston]

1. I agree with open carry in

around the ranch/farm
hiking, hunting, fishing, etc in the sticks.
IOW, it is OK to open carry in Adobe Town but not downtown Rock Springs
http://www.backpacker.com/trips/wyoming/the-red-zone-wyoming-s-red-desert/#bp=0/img1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Desert_%28Wyoming%29
I'm not saying it should be (or shouldn't be) illegal in urban populated ideas, but I'm not among those making it customary.

[GGJohn]

2. I agree with you,

but in the urban areas, I believe it's just to disruptive, concealed carry is much more civilized.

[gejohnston]

3. especially the cop baiters

like the assholes on You Tube. I tend to think they are more about getting a false arrest pay day than about rights.

[GGJohn]

4. I agree and they do the gun rights movement no good. eom.

[Hangingon]

5. I agree particularly with long guns.

I have an issue related to concealed handguns. Here, the climate means we wear shorts and golf/fishing shirts a great part of the year. "Printing" can be a problem. Worse is the safety issue of carirying small automatics in pants pockets. Open carry means that PSDs can be carried discretely without the worry of CHL violation.