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The Senate and the House can grump all they want about Huffine and his inept stubborness, but if OC and Campus Carry don't pass, the blame will be on Republicans, particularly Republican leadership, not just one Senator. They have had plenty of time this session to pass both of these bills, they trumpeted support early on, passed nearly identical bills...then let them sit while they squabbled. The reason we are up against the end-of-session wall now is not because of Dutton or Huffines.

And this over an amendment that basically just restated a constitutional principle, as the Senate Committee own analysis stated! The report justified removing the Dutton amendment by saying the language was redundant and therefore didn't matter -- which also means that leaving it in doesn't matter either! Or did the committee lie?

Grisham et al claimed early on that many of the Republicans in both chambers were squishy on the 2A -- it sounds like there is a good chance they will prove him right, and this is a stick that he will beat them with long and loud. (BTW, this is not something I look forward too, I did not support OCT and OCTCs antics).

Republican legislators better realize, they all own this, however it turns out. It doesn't matter how many other lesser gun bills pass, OC and Campus Carry are the battle flags, and if they fall it is a major defeat for 2A supporters and a major win for MDA and their ilk.

I talked to Hutch too, same message, Huffine is right on merits but losing badly on points. He was not prepared for this.