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I have been following both Parking Lot and Campus Carry intensely. I have distributed contact information via email and passed out flyers that I made concerning both bills. I just wanted to include a copy of the letter I just faxed and emailed to Senator Ogden (my senator). I will also call his office tomorrow. I have also contacted Duncan and Van de Putte.

Senator Ogden:

I am writing you to urge you to support SB 1164 (Concealed Carry on Campus) which recently got voted out of the Senate State Affairs Committee. As you know, it will need 21 Senate votes to go to the full Senate to be debated and voted on. Statements you have made recently on the radio as well as in newspaper articles concern me. Its seems that you are indicating that you do not support this bill.

As you also know, the Republican Party platform clearly endorses this bill. The anti-gun lobbies who oppose this bill simply do not have the facts on their side. They instead rely on emotion and truth distortion to make their argument. Some have made the claim that faculty and students at Universities will somehow feel LESS safe if this law passes. A law-abiding citizen at least 21 years of age who has gone through the requirements of a Texas CHL is not someone who anyone should fear. In fact, quite the opposite should be the case. To suggest that one of these citizens would decide to pull out a firearm and murder a professor because he or she received a bad grade is an insult to the citizens of this state as well as an insult to everyone’s intelligence. I sincerely hope you are not swayed by such rhetoric.

I have lived in the Brazos Valley for the last 12 years, and have always voted for you when you have run for re-election. You are a well respected and senior Senator in the Texas Legislature with an impressive career. I respect your right to make your own decision on this issue, but I sincerely hope you will stand with your party and support this bill. If you decide, however, not to vote for this bill to become law; I would be VERY disappointed if you didn’t at least vote to allow this bill the chance to come before the entire Senate for a debate and chance for a fair vote. Please let the legislative process take place fairly. Give SB 1164 the chance to be heard and voted on. Please let me know what you decide.



Respectfully,


Christopher C Lacy