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Bill: HB 242 Caption: Relating to the authority of certain retired peace officers to carry certain firearms. Committee: House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Status Change: Reported favorably with 1 amendment (Vote: 8 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent) Bill: HB 2560 Caption: Relating to transporting a foster child in a vehicle where a…
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With her final words before she was fatally shot, Elaine McCall needled her husband for missing with his first shot yesterday morning inside their Wakefield home, police said. “ ‘You can’t even shoot,’ †she said, according to her husband David McCall’s reported statements to police. The 72-year-old husband was charged with murder after hitting…
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Bill: SB 766 Caption: Relating to the liability of a sport shooting range and the regulation of firearms, ammunition, firearm supplies, and sport shooting ranges. Status Change: Passed in Senate with 3 floor amendments (Vote: 31 Aye, 0 Nay) Courtesy of the Lone Star Citizens Defense League
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Bill: HB 1463 Caption: URelating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to statewide elected officials and certain current and former members of the legislature. Committee: House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Status Change: Scheduled for public hearing on March 31st, 2011 Bill: HCR 85 Caption: Urging the United States Congress…
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Bill: HB 1329 Caption: Relating to a waiver of concealed handgun license fees for certain veterans of the military. Current Status: In House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety (sub-committee on Law Enforcement Issues) Status Change: Left pending Bill: HB 298 Caption: Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory,…
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