Legislative
BREAKING: Texas One Step Closer To Open Carry
SB17 passed the Texas senate on March 17, 2015, and the companion HB910 has now been passed to engrossment as amended today. Governor Abbott has pledged to sign open carry legislation when it comes to his desk. For more information on the Texas legislative process, the following comes from the Texas Legislative Council: The first…
Read MoreTexas House Takes Up ‘Open Carry’ On Friday
Media partner Texas Tribune reports a bill to allow Concealed Handgun License holders to openly carry their handguns is up for a vote in the Texas House on Friday. That’s after one of the bill’s opponents halted debate on Tuesday. Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, raised a point of order and said testimony from…
Read MoreTop GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Ban ALL Federal Gun Control
The Conservative Tribune has frequently written about individual states passing bills to nullify federal gun control laws. Now enter GOP Sen. Mike Lee, who aspires to once and for all transcend the state boundaries and implement a nationwide ban on all future federal gun control legislation. Lee proposes doing so via an amendment that, if…
Read MoreThoughts On Texas Open Carry
C.J. Grisham of Open Carry Texas has some interesting thoughts on the unlicensed open carry of firearms in Texas. “Why don’t representatives in Austin support your right to carry a firearm without a license? It isn’t about safety. Consider this: In 2014, there were 246,326 concealed handgun licenses (CHL) issued. For the purposes of not…
Read More2015 NRA Annual Meetings
Schedule of streaming: Friday, April 10 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum 1:45 – 6 pm ET / 12:45–5 pm CT Confirmed speakers: Wayne LaPierre, Jed Bush, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Donald Trump, Rick Perry and many more. More info here: http://www.nraam.org/special-events/nra-ila-leadership-forum.aspx Saturday, April 11 NRA Members’ Meeting 11a-2p ET / 10a-1pm CT Confirmed speakers: Wayne LaPierre, Chris…
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