The Texas Tribune has a great resource available at http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/track-83rd-gun-bills/ Charles Cotton of the Texas CHL Forum has provided a breakdown of the deadlines for the 2012-2013 legislative session: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 General election for legislative and other offices held [Election Code, Sec. 41.002] Monday, November 12, 2012 Prefiling of legislation for the 83rd…
Women are basically empowered in society today that they are now entering different business sectors that were originally male centered. Women have been given so much freedom that it has allowed them to explore new careers and defy gender roles. We have more women managers, engineers, and IT specialists now. They have now even entered…
CNBC will be airing a special on the AR-15 Thursday, April 25th at 10PM ET/PT. Full press release below. It is both lethal and legal, loved by some and feared by others – the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle – seven pounds of metal and plastic that has become a lightning rod in a wrenching national debate…
Questions surrounding purported attacks on faith in the United States military continue to abound. Over the past few years, many critics have decried perceived attempts to remove Judeo-Christian values from the ranks. A new report claiming that the Army has mandated that troops remove Bible inscriptions from their weapon scopes will likely only add to…
In the wake of the deadly bombing attacks in Boston, U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that he will reintroduce legislation he has proposed in a prior Congress to require that sales of explosive powder be subject to a background check. He will also file the legislation as an amendment to the gun…
Do you believe that Nate Bell has anything to apologize for? My wife and I both talked about it before seeing his remarks and both of us were grateful for access to firearms and would feel comforted in having them in a similar situation.
If your elected officials voted in support of your 2nd Amendment rights this week, take a moment to call their office and thank them.
Sebastian has the play-by-play, but the summary is as follows: Manchin-Toomey – defeated: 54-46 Grassley-Cruz-Graham – defeated: 52-48 Leahy-Collins – defeated: 58-42 Cornyn Amendment on National Reciprocity – defeated: 57-43 Feinstein Amendment – defeated: 40-60 Burr Amendment – defeated: 56-44 Blumenthal-Lautenberg Amendment – defeated: 46-54
The amendment needed 60 votes to pass and was defeated with a vote of 46-54 during a roll call vote presided over by Vice President Joe Biden. Read the rest of the article: http://gunssavelives.net/blog/gun-laws/senate-votes-no-on-toomey-manchin-compromise-gun-control-bill/
2025 Texas Gun Legislation
Legislation affecting gun rights in the 2023 session.
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