Bill Filed to Reduce Texas CHL Required Classroom Hours

Texas State Representative Dan Flynn (R-Van) has pre-filed House Bill 47, an NRA-backed measure that reduces the number of classroom instruction hours required for issuance of an original Concealed Handgun License (“CHL”) to four hours. Currently, students taking a Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) approved course for their first CHL must receive at least 10…

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Chuck Woolery On Assault Weapons

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Look At That Smile

My 3 1/2 year old son got a formal introduction to firearms Sunday. The Marlin 60 is a bit large for him, so he did not do any firing. I need to pick up a Crickett for him when I begin to train him on shooting. Still need to work on a few things before…

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Texas Attorney General Issues Favorable Opinion On Guns In Employer Parking Lots

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has issued an opinion on two important questions regarding implementation of Senate Bill 321, the employee/parking lot protection legislation enacted during the 2011 legislative session In recent hearing by the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee (here), which included a review of the implementation of Senate Bill 321, an NRA-ILA representative…

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After Obama Win, U.S. Backs New U.N. Arms Treaty Talks

Hours after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected, the United States backed a U.N. committee’s call on Wednesday to renew debate over a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade. Read the entire article: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-arms-treaty-un-idUSBRE8A627J20121107

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