I am appalled at the rapid pace of right-to-carry gun legislation in Texas. Gun lovers may achieve the right to carry, but we must also have the absolute right to evacuate any space where we feel at risk due to the presence of guns. Treat it the same way as the right to evacuate a building that is on fire.
Proposed strategy
Every right-to-carry proposal must include a provision allowing students, workers, and business patrons to choose to leave any environment where guns are present without question or penalty.
- Students can leave any class without penalty if they feel at risk in the presence of armed persons.
- Workers can leave their workplaces with cause - example Walmart workers can immediately leave the store without penalty if an armed person enters.
- Restaurant patrons can leave in mid meal and settle the bill later.
Attach this as a rider to all right-to-carry bills. Call it "The Right to Carry- Right to Evacuate" rider.
This rider will force the business community to consider what is a reasonable response for employees/patrons who find themselves around people openly carrying guns. No one should be required to remain in the presence of gun toters if they feel they are at risk. It would also need to be incorporated into OSHA and other workplace safety laws.not such a bad idea if we were to vacate those places where some people in IMO have some kind of man issue like that gun automatically makes them an anti target but with this new law comes the gunslinger mind set he steps on your toe you both turn to confront but then notice you both are strapped does the guy with the biggest gun win by default or if you both have equal fire power to you kill each other or maybe sit down and compare notes on the weapons and walk away friends????????
Rapper Ice Cube has a song called "it was a good day" because he didn't have to pull his gun and no one was killed.
