Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has incurred the ire of some open carry supporters for his statements earlier this week seemingly discounting the possibility of passing an open carry law this legislative session.

The Austin American Statesman reports:

“Second Amendment rights are very important, but open carry has not reached the level of being prioritized at this point,” Patrick said during a Texas Tribune event Tuesday morning. “I don’t think there’s support in the Legislature to pass it.”  There have not been enough votes to send an open-carry bill to the governor in past legislative sessions, he said, and this session, “I haven’t had anyone bring it up to me.”

It’s too early for an “I told you so”, but see Red’s predictions for 2015.