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The bill, as it was originally written, was as wrong as could be. This amendment is a strong step towards making the bill acceptable. No, it is not the perfect answer, but it should point out the absurdity of the original bill without causing political fallout on other biulls we want. And it is a big step int he right direction. If this law passes, I can see next session amending it to the first renewal and then the following session making it all CHLs. And it is possible to make that timeline even faster. I trust Charles and the TSRA on the tactics of how to get what we want and I trust they have more knowledge of possible workings than I do.

But think about this. If we can get Kleinschmidt's amendment accepted, it would not be too hard to get an amendment to the amendment accepted also. I don't know if anyone is planning one or not, but whether the changes go through now or we have to wait two years, I see this bill with the proposed amendment as the vehicle to get all CHLs the same carry as police officers and retired officers. And I see that as a major step towards constitutional carry.

I will call my representative (and the few I do know personally besides) to get this amendment supported.