Annie, Get Your Gun
There’s a guy in Texas named Kory Watkins. I ain’t saying he’s crazy, but … okay, I’m saying he’s crazy.
He’s the guy with a posse who marched into the Capitol of Texas on the opening day and proceeded to threaten Democratic State Representative Poncho Nevarez. The next day, the state house voted to install panic buttons in each representative’s office but the citizens of Texas didn’t get one, which doesn’t seem fair to me.
Within a week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who has said that Open Carry was dead this session, was meeting with Kory Watkins in his state office. Seriously. They let this guy into the capitol again and gave him bragging rights.
Here’s the selfie of that meeting that Watkins posted online.
So now I know how to get Dan Patrick to do what I want: go threaten Poncho.
So now Dan Patrick has said he will most likely bring and open carry bill to the house floor.
Kory Watkins wants open carry for everybody – convicted felons, people with mental health problems, wife whackers, everybody.
Here is part of Kory Watkin’s response to the idea that the bill may come to the house floor after all.
Texans, I’m tired of jackin’ around. I’m tired of playing politically correct games. I’m tired of saying “Well, this is chess, and we gotta take this slowly.” No no no no. This isn’t a game. This is reality. And these are our rights that they’re playing with. Okay? And I don’t know if they forgot what their duty is but it’s to protect the Constitution. And lemme remind you. Going against the Constitution is treason. And my friend, that is punishable by death. That’s how serious this is…
I don’t think they wanna mess with us too much longer. They better start giving us our rights, or this peaceful non-cooperation stuff is gonna be, uh, gamed up. We’re gonna step it up a notch. I think here in Texas we’re tired of jackin’ around with people in suits who think that they can take away freedoms in the name of safety…
Yeah, we don’t need no stinkin’ safety. And killing people who oppose you is your constitutional duty.
Screw open carry. I want a drone, dammit. How do they expect me to overthrow an oppressive government without a drone? And some nukes. A tank or two.
In your wildest dreams, can you imagine Ann Richards or Bob Bullock craving to a bully like that? We have got to quit electing Republican wussies. We do.
Thanks to Mollusk for the heads up.
That is the worst thing about these open-carry zealots. They are threatening other people with death. Even the zealots who don’t mouth off in the state house. And they’re sure they have every right to do it, and anybody who tries to stop them… well, when they have a hammer, we all look like nails, and when they have a gun, we all look like targets.
The fact that they have no discretion about proclaiming their “rights” means they’re pretty slack in the self-control and sense and respect for other people areas. Just the folks I want walking around with loaded guns.
One more reason to stay the hell away from Texas.
1Where’s his rifle, didn’t he get to carry in the building?
2Perhaps Poncho or another rep could add an amendment saying that in the instance of a shoot out between two law abiding Texas gunsels, whichever party is dead is ipso facto the guilty one and the survivor is innocent. If both die, it is a No-Fault decision.
3This is what comes of the colossal pandering that the Republican’ts have been doing to the rwnj’s. They have created these monsters and have no idea how to stop them so they keep trying to appease them. American society is victim of their stupidity. That guy should be in jail.
4I just can’t see a bill like this passing yet this is TX where the wacko jobs roam.
5That bronze statue….. of that “sniper guy” they can’t find a home for….. put it on Kory Watkin’s front lawn.
Fore-warned…. is fore-armed.
@maryelle is right…. Repubs have a tiger by the tail. Can’t let go. Holdin’ on for dear life.
6maryelle, post Ruby Ridge and Waco, wasn’t the FBI finally making some progress identifying right wing hate groups, but the republicans made them back off for fear of losing a portion of their base?
Polls, Juanita Jean, we need a polling option. Given the opportunity to pick off wing nuts one at a time, who would you jail first, Kory or Cliven Bundy?
7It figures that Dan Patrick cratered to this weasel and the gun-centric punks who run with him. Patrick had a (very) short period of standing up for the safety of Texans, but that passed in a big hurry. Enjoy those panic buttons, Texas lawmakers; hope their use is not necessary any time soon.
8I am going to need a Kevlar outfit before leaving home.
9I wonder if Kory Watkins, or Dan Patrick for that matter, can quote any part of the Constitution other than the Second Amendment.
My guess? It’s doubtful they want to defend anything else in the document. They’ve just come for the guns, or the votes it gets them.
10We’re getting closer to H. Beam Piper’s science fiction story “A Planet for Texans”, where killing a practicing politician was considered a legitimate form of dissent.
As to weaponized consumer drones – we’re already there:
Looks as though Sarah Palin won’t need a helicopter to hunt wolves any more…
11Ok, Watkins this is no game. When the Hell is anyone around you gonna tell you that you are one stinking’ spoiled nut of a kid and need to be spanked in public? Yer damn rights end where my nose begins!
12My rights are to be able to go to the Capitol, or the grocery store, or church, or the library, or for a walk, without worrying about getting shot. They ain’t hardly NOBUDDY thet needs to carry a gun much of ANYWHERE. You think you’re gonna go find your dinner down by Town Lake or in the Capitol? Lordy lordy.
13Passing that should sure help Texas tourism. I’m not visiting if that passes.
14So, he doesn’t get arrested but during the last session a 72 year old woman got arrested for not moving fast enough and the State Trooper dislocated her arm. I was there and saw it. I think it was 4 years ago they arrested people in wheelchairs. So why does this guy get to go around acting like a thug. Actually, he isn’t acting like one…he is one. Will there be panic buttons at HEB?
15@Mary – Isn’t it interesting how the Open Carry folks have “special rights” which the rest of us don’t have – like the ability to threaten to kill legislators with impunity. I seem to recall women’s purses being searched for feminine hygiene products when the latest round of anti-abortion laws were railroaded through. One wonders what would have happened had those women all been carrying firearms.
16@Miemaw
17Your comment reminded me of the Gospel according to the Real Neil Diamond, who tole us about Repubs, “And like a man With a tiger outside his gate He not only couldn’t relax And he couldn’t relate” Jacka$$e$.
I wonder how Mr. Watkins would feel if he saw a crowd of young Black and Hispanic men with side arms and AK 47s strolling through an all white neighborhood or standing around an all white school? Or polling place? Or country club?
I get the impression that he thinks his side will be the only side with guns.
18I would insist that any universal open carry law open it up to all government properties, particularly those where politicians hang out.
19He needs his stupid ass kicked! So does Patrick for catering to this piece of horse hockey.
20That’s for sure Ralph. Then Governor Ronald Reagan was against open carry when it was the Black Panthers carrying the rifles.
21I’m with LynnN @19. If it’s open-carry, then it needs to open-carry in government properties, too. The politicians are scared spitless that one of the nuts will exercise his “second amendment rights” with them in the sights.
22Can’t wait for the first tank to push down the doors to get inside the Capitol. I have a 2nd amendment right to bring my tank in here. You need to install wider doors to accommodate my rights.
23I hoped that Leticia would kick Patrick’s sorry, looney asp all the way to Dallas.
However, it is a consolation knowing that Reality is doing what the 74% of the eligible electorate couldn’t, or wouldn’t do.
Is there a crater on the moon we can name after Patrick?
24Patrick probably had a staff member buy him a supply of Depends. He’s scared but likes his image. One of my neighbors is a retired Gunny and a gun collector. He’s also black. Just the nightmare for these “open carry” prancers.
25He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword.
Speaking of, the Constitution does not guarantee you the right to bear guns, just “arms.” So take all this nut job’s guns away and give him a sword. A real nice one, because, hey, we’re sorry we’re taking away your ability to commit mass murder, so here’s an engraved sword which says “Genuine US Certified Second Amendment Arm” that you can bear with you anywhere.
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