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Based on the testing conducted against an HTC Inspire with a .357 Magnum, I would not recommend relying on a cell phone to protect you from incoming fire. Note that the bullet hole on the left looks different than the others, as though the edges were melted. I managed to get two rounds through the…
Controversial gun legislation cleared a key Senate hurdle Thursday, as lawmakers voted 68-31 to start debate on the package which includes expanded background checks and new penalties for gun trafficking. Senate Democrats, joined by a few Republicans, were able to overcome an attempted filibuster by more than a dozen senators opposed to the current bill.…
Source: http://www.toomey.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=965 TITLE ONE: GETTING ALL THE NAMES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASERS INTO THE BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM Summary of Title I: This section improves background checks for firearms by strengthening the instant check system. – Encourage states to provide all their available records to NICS by restricting federal funds to states who do not comply. –…
The Texas Senate is sending a message to gun makers across the country: C’mon down, the Lone Star State wants you. The Senate gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a bill encouraging Gov. Rick Perry’s office to recruit gun manufacturers to Texas. The bill by Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, is mostly a symbolic measure as…
A national survey of law enforcement shows officers believe many proposed gun control measures — including bans on assault weapons — will be ineffective at reducing violent crime and that legal gun ownership by private citizens would prove a better safeguard. Among the findings of a survey by the industry website PoliceOne, which tallied responses…
Sens. Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey will unveil a bipartisan deal to expand background checks for commercial gun sales at a news conference Wednesday morning, opening a pathway for the biggest change in U.S. gun laws in nearly two decades. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who has been closely involved in the gun talks, called Mark…
Articles like this are why I love to read everything that Andrew posts. The man is a wealth of information, and is able to communicate it in a manner that anyone can digest. http://vuurwapenblog.com/2013/04/08/five-tips-for-precision-rifle-shooting-on-a-budget/
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2025 Texas Gun Legislation
Legislation affecting gun rights in the 2023 session.
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