Charles L. Cotton wrote:Kolamer wrote:So if HB910 does not get read today it is my understanding that it dies (am I correct?). If this happens, what do you think the chances are that the Gov will call a special session for second amendment issues?
No chance.
Chas.
Charles, I understand all kinds of people read these pages and that consequently you may not be able to comment publicly, at least at this point, but I have some questions if you are able to answer them:
- Assuming the worst, that neither the house nor senate versions of the licensed open carry bills pass, neither the house nor senate versions of the campus carry bills pass, and that the house bill expanding the list of places where CHLs can carry does not pass; are these issues permanently dead for the foreseeable future?
- Are any of these three bills still realistically in play at this time? Conversely, are any of them dead at this point?
- If these bills are dead, is it there a general sense among representatives and senators (and the Lt Governor) that they are safe from any political blowback for shafting Texas gun owners?
- Lastly, and related to #3, and realizing that there are other issues besides the 2nd Amendment, is it your sense that legislators by and large do not regard 2nd Amendment issues as having any significant priority relative to the rest of the legislature's business?
My personal response to how they have conducted themselves this session is, for the most part, disgust. Given their overall fecklessness (in my view), it is exceedingly fortunate that they only meet every two years.