Twenty-nine states have "shall issue" laws.
And if you look at the state of New Jersey, which has a "may issue" law-if you look at changing that one word...
Look, I'm not saying...
Changing that one word means law enforcement can decide who gets a concealed weapon and when and where they can carry it. Texas has a "may issue" law in front of a legislature right now, and you going down there...
Me going down there is suicide, sir, and you know it.
It's counter-scheduling. You go in front of an unfriendly audience. You tell them something they don't want to hear-it shows you have courage.
So the editor of the New York Times will think I have courage, while the people who decide elections...
You're a hero in Texas!
I was a hero in Texas.
Texans don't like that you have the courage of your convictions?
They're not my convictions, they're yours.
Oh, yeah, I forgot.
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