[bikerbill]

I voted for "safe side," since I live in a very safe small town where there is almost no crime ... (an afterhours break-in at a local restaurant made headlines in the local weekly for several weeks). But I also carry because I can, and I think it's important for handgun owners to get licensed to carry even if they don't plan to. Numbers are the only thing politicians listen to (well, and bags of money), so wouldn't it be better for our side if there were a million Texans licensed instead of half a million (or whatever the current figure is?) The more people licensed, the less the pols will find it attractive to mess with our rights.