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RoyGBiv wrote:

Bitterclinger wrote:That being: when we (through mismanagement of OUR government) create huge bureaucracies to manage licensing and other forms of regulations we also create a class of people dependent on those bureaucracies (bureaucrats.) Sometimes, we even allow this class to create powerful unions and lobbying groups which seems OK until we realize the bureaucracy was created in error, or that it is no longer necessary. At that point the bureaucrats will usually have positioned themselves so as to make it more or less impossible to dismantle said bureaucracies with anything short of an armed revolt.

Because: history.

.... although your scope of the potential problem is too narrow.

For example: I was worried (and pleased to have been wrong) that CHL instructors would put up an organized fight against reducing class time and eliminating renewal classes for just this reason....

gemini wrote:

RogueUSMC wrote:REASON FOR VOTE

Senator Birdwell submitted the following reason for vote on
HB 508
:
Today, I voted against House Bill 508, which would prohibit a state agency or
political subdivision from providing false notice to a CHL-holder that entering certain
government premises with a concealed handgun is prohibited. Though I initially
supported the bill, I ultimately voted against it due to the addition of an amendment
allowing CHL-holding elected officials to carry their firearms in all locations
prohibited to regular citizens. Though I am an unwavering proponent of Second
Amendment rights, I could not in good conscience grant myself a privilege that I had
failed to first grant law-abiding citizens. Concealed Handgun License holders are
allowed to carry almost everywhere they go. In my judgment, if we are going to
expand when and where Texans can legally carry a concealed firearm, we should start
with our citizens–not our lawmakers.
BIRDWELL

Your thoughts?

I agree with Birdwell. If memory serves, the Austin Elitist (our Sen & House Reps) tried something similar
last session. I definitely like the original idea behind HB508. Too bad John Corona ruined it.