Legislative
Is the Second Amendment Unlimited?
On Tuesday the federal appeals court in New York ruled that there is no fundamental right to carry a handgun outside your home. Kachalsky v. City of Westchester, No. 11-3642. Gun advocates like the National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation have been suing states and cities across the country, saying that “the Second…
Read MoreTexas A&M Personal Protection Bill
After many weeks of debate, Student Senate officially passed the “Texas A&M Personal Protection Bill,†which advocates for concealed carry in campus buildings. The concealed carry bill passed with a vote of 38-19 at the Oct. 31 Senate meeting, but was stalled after a motion was made to reconsider the bill. At Wednesday’s meeting, the…
Read MoreBill 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 (“CHLâ€) to four hours. Currently, students taking a Department of Public Safety (“DPSâ€) approved course for their first CHL must receive at least 10…
Read MoreWoman Pulls Gun On Man Who Exposed Himself At Lake
A Longview woman who was walking at Lake Sacajawea with her 6-year-old son pulled a gun on a man who exposed his genitals to her Wednesday evening, according to police. The 35-year-old woman was near Martin Dock around 8:10 p.m. when the man approached her “aggressively,†sat down and began performing a sex act, then…
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