At least two Texas open carry gun rights groups have threatened to cancel their membership with the National Rifle Association, because they have been labeled as "weird."
The comments were made in a statement released by the gun organization in May, where they admonished those who showed up to restaurants with their rifles and firearms slung across their backs openly.
"Let's not mince words, not only is it rare, it's downright weird and certainly not a practical way to go normally about your business while being prepared to defend yourself." And to other people "it can be downright scary. It makes folks who might normally be perfectly open-minded about firearms feel uncomfortable and question the motives of pro-gun advocates."
The statement also noted that because of those demonstrations, several restaurants have now made it clear they no longer want people to bring their guns inside. "To state the obvious," the NRA said, "that's counterproductive for the gun owning community" and "just not neighborly."
Well, the groups have not taken kindly to what the NRA had to say and have threatened to no longer be involved with the organization, according to CBS DFW. President of Open Carry Texas, C.J. Grisham, said that he wants the NRA to take back what they said or he might tear up his membership cards and move on.
Terry Holcomb Sr., president of Texas Carry, said that it might be time for "new leadership in the NRA" and believes the organization is only talking that way because of the upcoming midterm elections. "What they're doing is caving into a national gun control effort to denounce us, and it's working."