It’s not a national holiday but, for some, it should be. On May 26, 1907 Marion Robert Morrison came into the world in Winterset, Iowa. When he left on June 11, 1979 he was John Wayne, an American icon. Men of a certain generation or two, fortunate to grow up going to the many movies…
I can see pros and cons with both. Really looking forward to season two of The Walking Dead later on this year. I know that it’s not going to be as gruesome as the comics, and can understand that. But I think they did a good job with things last season and am interested to…
I know what I’m putting on my Christmas list…
Bill: SB 1581 Caption: Relating to state fiscal matters related to public and higher education. Senate Status: Passed by Senate (Vote: 19 aye, 12 nay) House Committee: Public Education (Out) Status Change: Placed on general calendar for May 23rd, 2011 Bill: HB 2560 Caption: Relating to transporting a foster child in a vehicle where a…
There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. James Madison Speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention June 16, 1788
Bill: HB 2560 Caption: Relating to transporting a foster child in a vehicle where a handgun is in the possession of a foster parent licensed to carry a concealed handgun. House Status: Passed (Vote: 134 aye, 2 nay, 2 present not voting) Senate Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Status: Scheduled for public hearing on May 20th,…
A measure to make it legal to carry concealed handguns in college classrooms was likely shot down for good Thursday evening in the Texas House. After the controversial “campus carry” measure stalled repeatedly in the Senate, state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, had finally attached the proposal as an amendment to a must-pass fiscal matters…
Zeppelin A History of the World in 100 Weapons tells the stories of the hundred definitive weapons whose effects have been the most revolutionary, changing the way war is waged and the very world we live in. From the gladius of ancient Rome to the AK-47, all one hundred are revealed in an array of…
Just out of curiosity, I was looking around in the logs today. The number of hits to the site shocked me. I’m just shy of 2,000,000 hits. As of right now, the value is 1,911,868.
2025 Texas Gun Legislation
Legislation affecting gun rights in the 2023 session.
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