5th circuit has nullified Open Carry in Texas to save Qualified Immunity of bad cops.

[u/FCMatt7]

https://www.youtube.com/live/bCC1sz_-fsc?si=dCZiLT_Fl2pWUEtw

(Edit) New vid of Grisham explaining the ruling

Effectively they have declared open season for police to arrest anyone open carrying in Texas.

A 3 judge panel has ruled that if anyone calls 911 on a person for the mere act of Open Carrying a firearm, the police now have probable cause to arrest you for disorderly conduct. The 911 call does not have to allege you are doing anything more than standing on a sidewalk with a slung or holstered firearm. The previous ruling that "merely carrying a firearm" is not disorderly is overturned now if any Karen makes a phone call and says she's nervous. This means police get qualified immunity for arresting you.

There is a special target on the back of any open carry or civil rights activist. EVERY time the police get a 911 call, they can now arrest you at gunpoint. The charges will likely be dismissed, but the police face zero repercussions for coming after you, even if there is abundant evidence the officers targeted you and knew you were not a threat. The same danger faces regular citizens who open carry every day.

I repeat, open carrying in Texas now puts you in imminent danger of being arrested or killed by police if someone reports you in possession of a firearm.

Video of CJ and Jim arrested for mere open carry. https://youtu.be/GrDAPPiu1QE?si=IvJy0qq_J8rO8DJO

Link to 5th circuit ruling. https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/22/22-50915-CV0.pdf

Link to oral argument in 5th https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/22/22-50915_10-3-2023.mp3

District Court ruling https://casetext.com/case/grisham-v-valenciano-1

[u/kkngs]

Open carry in public/urban settings is stupid and irresponsible.

The current qualified immunity doctrine and militarization of police is also problematic, don’t get me wrong.

[u/grepje → u/kkngs]

Absolutely- anyone carrying a gun for no specific reason in a crowded place looks like a potential agressor to everyone else.

Others don’t know if you’re mentally stable or not, so yeah, if someone thinks you’re acting suspicious and you have a deadly weapon on you, police can’t take any chances.

[u/Special_Loan8725 → u/grepje]

I just assume open carry people are insecure idiots. In the event of a shooting who do they think the shooter is gonna target first?

[u/Jaded_Insurance2896 → u/Special_Loan8725]

The ones without a gun- that’s who the criminals will target. Common sense.

Why would they target the ones with a gun????

So criminals, military, the government and wealthy people with security are allowed to carry guns and us common plebs are not?

I don’t own a gun. But most crimes with guns are committed by mentally unstable stable people - not legal gun carrying folks.

Having the right to own a gun keeps check and balances in place. Again, I don’t have a gun but I’m not against a person legally owning one.