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by Pawpaw
Thu Sep 29, 2016 2:18 pm
Forum: 2017 Legislative Wish List
Topic: 2017 Legislative Priorities
Replies: 200
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Re: 2017 Legislative Priorities

KC5AV wrote:
SRO1911 wrote:I would love to see 30.06/7 expanded.
The state of Texas is so primotive, it's tragic - we live in a diverse nation and an even more diverse state. We have fine people arriving from all the world who are here legally and with good intentions, yet our legislators have deliberately placed the great people in jeopardy thru willful omission.
English and Spanish are great, but as our great leader in Washington has pointed out - we need diversity, we can not exclude or marginalize anyone - regardless of their status.
30.06/7 need to be in at least French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, farsi, braille, ascii, Hindu, Gaelic, high elvish, binary, Vietnamese, Norwegian, afrikaans, Choctaw, Greek, sumarian, hipster, Polynesian, c++, Sioux, Lebanese, Mandarin, etc.
1 inch contrasting colors except braille which mush be in temperature highlighted text.
Klingon...you forgot Klingon.
Well then, you can't leave out Vulcan. We must be all inclusive, you know. After all, it's only logical.
by Pawpaw
Wed Sep 28, 2016 6:00 pm
Forum: 2017 Legislative Wish List
Topic: 2017 Legislative Priorities
Replies: 200
Views: 74233

Re: 2017 Legislative Priorities

KLB wrote:Our comments are, insofar as I have noticed them, all about expanding our rights. That's a good thing to think about and to be prepared to address. But what if the anti-gunners have an agenda of their own? Has anyone given any thought to what they might try to roll back and how we might counter that? I was speaking to a friend who predicted this will be a rollback session for gun rights.

Rolling back rights would not be based on problems we've had. Insofar as I know, we haven't had any. But opposition to guns is not predominately based on logic. The possibility of a rollback is something to think about.
Not gonna happen.
by Pawpaw
Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:33 pm
Forum: 2017 Legislative Wish List
Topic: 2017 Legislative Priorities
Replies: 200
Views: 74233

Re: 2017 Legislative Priorities

LSUTiger wrote:
Pawpaw wrote:I like "Designated Defender" better. ;-)

I'll take what ever PC term for it as long as it happens! :cheers2:
Not a PC term, but a slight twist to the "Designated Driver" concept that is so well received and understood.
by Pawpaw
Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:34 pm
Forum: 2017 Legislative Wish List
Topic: 2017 Legislative Priorities
Replies: 200
Views: 74233

Re: 2017 Legislative Priorities

I like "Designated Defender" better. ;-)
by Pawpaw
Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:23 am
Forum: 2017 Legislative Wish List
Topic: 2017 Legislative Priorities
Replies: 200
Views: 74233

Re: 2017 Legislative Priorities

Hoodasnacks wrote:Interesting, that would be a bad unintended consequence. Perhaps the answer is to create 2 classes of LTC, one for 18-21, the other for 21+. I wouldn't like any additional restrictions, but there are probably some that people could stomach to get it through (e.g. taking into account different juvenile behavior in the background check, additional forfeiture circumstances). The law should certainly be more narrowly tailored than just a 21 year old age cutoff. Imagine if a 20 year old didn't get 4th amendment protections....
CleverNickname wrote:The solution is to make two legally distinct types of LTCs. One would be for 18-20 year olds, and the other would be for >=21 year olds. Other states will be free to recognize none, one or both. Some states currently have tiered licenses (Idaho and Mississippi come to mind) and some other states only recognize the higher tiered license, so this just isn't theoretical.
Two different licenses would not work either. The other state will not rely on the police to determine which license is valid in that state. Instead, they will just deny all Texas licenses. The path of least resistance... for them.
by Pawpaw
Mon Apr 18, 2016 1:44 pm
Forum: 2017 Legislative Wish List
Topic: 2017 Legislative Priorities
Replies: 200
Views: 74233

Re: 2017 Legislative Priorities

Hoodasnacks wrote:Lower on the priority list, but I'd like to see an 18+ requirement for LTC instead of 21. College campuses are not the safest of places (as we saw last week at UT), and most attendees are underage for LTC purposes. The girl that was killed last week was 18.

I know a 20 year old kid that was an eagle scout, served a 2-year mission abroad serving others, etc., that is about to start at A&M. The second amendment applies to him as much as to me. Seems like his rights are being infringed.
I agree with your reasoning, but disagree about lowering the minimum age. One "unintended consequence" of lowering the minimum age is that some states will no longer recognize a Texas LTC. That has already happened with one or two states, just because the minimum age for military is 18.

While everything you said about college campuses and students is correct (IMHO), the potential of losing reciprocity could harm even more people.

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