Open Carry Texas Announces 3rd Annual “Hike That Started It All”

Texas Open Carry March
Texas Open Carry March
Open Carry Texas
Open Carry Texas

Temple, TX -(AmmoLand.com)- On March 16, 2013, 1SG(R) CJ Grisham was arrested while joining his son on a 10-mile hike to help earn a Boy Scout merit badge while legally carrying a modern AR15 sporting rifle and concealed handgun.

After his false arrest, Grisham started the non-profit gun rights organization, Open Carry Texas (OCT). The case garnered international attention and a movement was born in the Lone Star State. At the time of last year’s hike, there were nearly two dozen statewide cases awaiting trial for similar acts of lawful carry of a long arm.

This year’s hike will focus on the fact that every single open carry arrest in Texas since March 16, 2013, has either been thrown out or acquitted by a jury. In other words, the only individual ever convicted for lawful open carry of a rifle happened in Bell County. Why did county prosecutors in two dozen other cases recognize an absence of illegal conduct and drop charges in those cases while Bell County prosecutors worked hard to prosecute and convict an innocent man? Does justice exist in Bell County?

Grisham’s appeal was recently placed before the 3rd Court of Appeals and currently awaits a ruling from the court. At 11 am, on Saturday, March 19, 2015, OCT will recreate that historic hike for the third time with a massive ten-mile open carry march along the same route Grisham and his son were on two years ago. Last year’s hike was attended by over 75 patriots and gun rights activists. Approximately 100 legally armed patriots are expected to attend this year’s peaceful exercise of this fundamental right.

The event will begin and end at the intersection of Mouser Rd. and Airport Trail in Temple. This year will be the first year that hikers will be seen wearing both openly holstered handguns and rifles/shotguns.

OCT is an organization dedicated to the safe and legal carry of firearms in the State of Texas in accordance with the United States and Texas Constitution and applicable laws.

About Open Carry Texas:

Our purpose is to 1) educate all Texans about their right to carry in a safe Page | 2 manner; 2) to condition Texans to feel safe around law-abiding citizens that choose to carry them; 3) encourage our elected officials to pass constitutional carry legislation for all firearms; and (4) foster a cooperative relationship with local law enforcement in the furtherance of these goals with an eye towards preventing negative encounters.

For more information, contact CJ Grisham at [email protected] 254-383-8238.

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TheHolyCrow

An open carry march is exactly what this country needs. Millions of Second Ammendment Defenders should take the cue from this Texas bunch and have a march on Washington. Let them know how many patriots there are that decry the treasonous ways of the government gun grabbers. Let them know that their assaults on our rights will not be tolerated anymore. Let them know just how many of us are wishing they would move to a foreign country that agrees with their wants.