Texas open carry law, even in psychiatric hospitals

The new Texas open carry gun law went into effect on January 1st.   As a consequence, the Austin State Hospital -- a psychiatric facility -- had to take down its signs that said "no guns."

That's right.   Texas' new open carry law forbids state agencies from displaying "no guns" signs and imposes a fine on those that do.  This includes the 10 state-run psychiatric hospitals.   Some legislative supporters of the bill say that this is an oversight and simply an unintended consequence of a hastily written bill.

At least one of the bill's sponsors, however, says there's nothing wrong with the law, that it's up to the hospital to keep their patients away from "dangerous weapons."

I'm struck by the fact that, even this obvious gun enthusiast regards them as "dangerous weapons."

Ralph