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Well, you really shouldn't, but I don't need the government telling me so.ScottDLS wrote:I found another gem in the current language of HB 1911. It now appears to apply 46.035 to everyone except peace officers, so it would make displaying a handgun at the range (i.e. in public) illegal, and carrying intoxicated in your house illegal (maybe they intended this, I told you it was coming).
My sentiments exactly...TexasJohnBoy wrote:Well, you really shouldn't, but I don't need the government telling me so.ScottDLS wrote:I found another gem in the current language of HB 1911. It now appears to apply 46.035 to everyone except peace officers, so it would make displaying a handgun at the range (i.e. in public) illegal, and carrying intoxicated in your house illegal (maybe they intended this, I told you it was coming).
HB1911 has five authors. The only Rep. White among them is Republican Rep. White from Tyler County.TXlaw1 wrote:Is it possible that the Democrat White from Travis County introduced this bill
Hinojosa: "With a month left in session, there is ample time for this bill to become law."
Hinojosa says "the House is not our salvation," referencing last week's sanctuary cities convo and passage of harsher bill.
LTC instructor Mr. Camacho (who testified against the bill) made an appearance and contributed this gem:Hinojosa tells activists here today: "It's always important to weigh in come election time as well."
Uh, there's no license required to vote, genius. Great to hear that Mr. Camacho has come around and now thinks your TX ID should be all the permit you need to carryCamacho says you need a license and ID to vote, "it should be no different to carry a gun."
Several law enforcement agencies and organizations testified against the bill.
“It will make their jobs harder and more dangerous because they will not be able to tell who should have a gun and who shouldn’t have a gun, they will have no way to know,” explained State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin.
Public safety officials are set to meet at the Capitol Tuesday to speak out against the bill.
White said those same police groups made similar arguments against licensed concealed carry and campus carry before those were passed into law.
“And we have not seen those situations played out,” White said, “Time and time and time again the Texas Police Chiefs Association has been wrong and they are wrong about House Bill 1911.”
The bill was passed out of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety in a 6-2 party line vote.
Now in the hands of the Calendar Committee, awaiting scheduling to go to the House floor for debate and final vote, HB 1911 is the first bill of its kind of advance this far in the legislative process.
Nevárez kicks off presser: "I question the motives of reps that continually invoke the power of the shield to benefit politically."
Houston PD Chief @ArtAcevedo says HB 1911 (sometimes called "constitutional carry") has "nothing to do w/ Constitution, w/ peoples' rights."
HB 1911 was sent to House Calendars Committee 4/26 -- Kevin L. w/ TMPA calls on committee to not schedule the bill for a vote on House floor
Acevedo: "We're not just talking about HB 1911.. We know how [#txlege] works, and we're talking about any effort to amend any bill..."
"No one is saying you shouldn't be allowed to carry a gun," says Ray H. w/ Houston Police Officers Union. "All you should have is a license"
Acevedo says Schaefer amendment needs "peeled off" #SB4, the "sanctuary" bill: "We have to have the trust of immigrant community."
Acevedo focused last 1/2 of presser on #SB4: Current version = danger to Texans, he said, adding he's confident cmte will change the bill.
So I'm assume that they would have been in favor of HB560??? yeah right.tx85 wrote:Tweet thread on LEO press conference this morning:
"No one is saying you shouldn't be allowed to carry a gun," says Ray H. w/ Houston Police Officers Union. "All you should have is a license"
Houston PD Chief @ArtAcevedo says HB 1911 (sometimes called "constitutional carry") has "nothing to do w/ Constitution, w/ peoples' rights."
there are no words for this.Acevedo: "We're not just talking about HB 1911.. We know how [#txlege] works, and we're talking about any effort to amend any bill..."
Will Mr. Acevedo ever realize he's not in California anymore? He may have been confused while living in Austin, but you'd think after his recent move to Houston it would have dawned on him that he's in TexasArtAcevedo on unlicensed carry legislation: "It's not about constitutional carry...it's about being an irresponsible gun owner."