The Daily Post
April 18, 2017
University-Themed Body Armor: The Satirical Take on Campus Carry
A video from the people behind the ”Cocks Not Glocks” protest last August attacks the topic with satire.
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Dan Solomon
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Open Carry
Politics & Policy
August 1, 2016
Texas Law Enforcement Group Wants Changes To Open Carry, But Will Lawmakers Listen?
The changes might actually do more to protect police officers than the Police Protection Act.
The Daily Post
July 12, 2016
Mark Hughes and the Right to Bear Arms
When the Dallas Police Department posted Mark Hughes's picture during the mass police shooting, they made him a target.
The Daily Post
February 4, 2016
Open Carry Texas Activists Are Pretty Upset With Walmart Right Now
The mega-retailer’s confounding policy resulted in a tense confrontation.
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Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
January 13, 2016
Walmart Supercenters Will Require Supervisors to Check For Valid Gun Licenses
“Gun check on aisle 3.”
The Daily Post
January 5, 2016
How Open Carry Forced Businesses In Texas To Take A Side In The Culture War
Opting out or declining to opt out—either one sends a message to customers about politics.
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Dan Solomon
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Politics & Policy
December 20, 2015
How Prepared Is Texas Law Enforcement For Open Carry?
The new open carry law goes into effect in 2016, and law enforcement is trying to meet the changes head-on.
The Daily Post
December 12, 2015
The Mock Mass Shooting Near UT-Austin Doesn’t Take Bystanders Into Account
A "serious, theatrical skit" isn't what students need during finals. Or ever.
Business
September 17, 2015
Whataburger Employee Refused To Serve Police Officers, Adding To Its PR Woes
Whataburger landed itself in another pickle—but not the kind on its tasty burgers.
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Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
July 8, 2015
Whataburger Drops Open Carry From the Menu—WhatanIdea!
The fast food chain won’t allow open carry once the law goes into effect. And that’s probably for the best.
Politics & Policy
June 13, 2015
A Governor, Guns and the Zombie Apocalypse
Ironically, the day Governor Greg Abbott signs into law a bill to allow the licensed open carrying of handguns, a disturbed man opens fire on the Dallas police headquarters while driving a zombie apocalypse van.
Politics & Policy
May 31, 2015
Stickland Gets My Vote for Best…Video
Words just cannot describe this video by Representative Jonathan Stickland.
Politics & Policy
May 13, 2015
Hostages
Open carry of licensed handguns and border security are the hostages in the tax-cut debates.
Politics & Policy
April 22, 2015
Stickland’s Sneaky Open Carry Amendment
Representative Jonathan Stickland apparently is the mastermind behind an amendment that would bar police from actively enforcing bans on the unpermitted carrying of handguns.
Politics & Policy
March 20, 2015
The Great Debates
A couple of exchanges during debate in the Legislature this week are unlikely to find their way into etched stone.
Politics & Policy
March 18, 2015
Guns, Ho-Hum
The Senate passes open carry and campus carry.
Politics & Policy
March 18, 2015
Pistol Pushers
How a few gun rights activists hijacked the political debate over open carry.
Burka Blog
March 16, 2015
Senate open carry debate lacked firepower
Senate debate on controversial open carry bill lacked enthusiasm.
Politics & Policy
March 16, 2015
Did Texas’ forefathers know more about handguns than today’s politicians?
Texas kept its post-Reconstruction ban on handguns to promote immigration and economic development, not as a Jim Crow law.
The Daily Post
February 13, 2015
The State of Texas: February 13, 2015
After hearing eight hours of testimony yesterday, a Senate committee approved two controversial gun bills in a 7-to-2 vote.
Politics & Policy
February 12, 2015
The Recent Push for Open Carry
Concealed carry has been legal since 1996—but the number of Texans applying for CHLs has exploded since 2008.
Politics & Policy
February 10, 2015
Not Such a Simple Picture
State gun laws are more complex than open carry advocates often suggest.
Politics & Policy
January 27, 2015
A New Day on Guns
Dan Patrick has some tough talk for the Tea Party about open carry.
The Daily Post
January 15, 2015
A Gun Rights Organization Staged a Re-Enactment of the “Charlie Hebdo” Shooting
How would the French cartoonists have done if they’d been armed with rifles instead of pens?
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Dan Solomon
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Politics & Policy
January 14, 2015
Will Annie Get Her Gun?
How likely is it that open-carry legislation will make it to Greg Abbott’s desk this session?
The Daily Post
December 15, 2014
After An Open Carry Tarrant County Member Was Charged With Shooting Her Husband And His Daughter, All Sides Of The Gun Debate Got Ugly
A 35-year-old Arlington woman was arrested last week for the murder of her husband and stepdaughter, and her political affiliations make this an especially heated case.
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Dan Solomon
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Politics & Policy
August 18, 2014
Open Carry Texas Did Not March in Houston’s Fifth Ward This Weekend
A controversial rally by the Open Carry Texas group in an historically African-American neighborhood was rejected by community leaders, leading to an indefinite postponement.
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Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
June 2, 2014
Even the NRA is Sick of the Open Carry Demonstrations in Texas
In a strongly-worded letter, the nation's premiere gun-rights organization called out the activities of Open Carry groups in Texas.
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Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
May 6, 2014
Open Carry Advocates Scared the Sourdough Out of a Bunch of Jack in the Box Employees
Not the best way to get yourself a side of fries with that.
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Dan Solomon
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Politics & Policy
April 8, 2014
Open Carry Advocates Rallied After a Man Was Tased By Police For Carrying a Long-Arm Rifle
Open carry supporters in Texas have been very active in making their fellow citizens aware of their right to carry long-arm rifles in public—and they took their message to San Antonio Police over the weekend.
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Dan Solomon
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The Daily Post
February 11, 2014
Banana-Suited Man Arrested In Beaumont While Brandishing an AK-47
Note to open carry advocates: Hitching your wagon to people in banana costumes might not be the look you're going for.
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Dan Solomon
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Politics & Policy
February 7, 2014
Wendy Davis and Open Carry
Was Wendy Davis smart to embrace open carry? I think not. In the end, a lot more of her core constituency will be disappointed than will be elated. And I don’t see that she has much to gain. Greg Abbott long ago wrapped up the support of the
The Daily Post
January 6, 2014
Even Scalia *Might* Agree That This Beaumont Man Should Be Arrested for the Way He Carried His Gun Through a Mall
A few days after the holidays, Derek Poe—a Beaumont gun store owner—was arrested for walking around a shopping mall with an AR-15 strapped to his back. While Texas allows for long guns to be openly carried in public, the question about whether or not Poe was committing a crime is
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Dan Solomon
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