CollinLeon wrote:Charles L. Cotton wrote:It has nothing to do with money; a handful of jerks thumbed their noses at the Texas Legislature and now all of us are going to pay the price for their arrogance and stupidity. It's as simple as that and it doesn't do gun owners any good to look for conspiracies where none exist.
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Which legislators have spoken out against it? I suspect that any that might have spoke out are Democrats and as such, they are probably completely against the 2nd Amendment and as such, their motives are definitely suspect.
I say just look at who is against it... If they are CHL instructors, then they have a financial interest in Texas residents being required to get a Texas CHL since any Utah instructors are taking away their business.
HEY, I'm against bank robbery, not because I keep my money in a bank, but because it's
AGAINST THE LAW. I'm against people trying to, as Charles put it, thumb their noses at the intent of the Texas legislature.... ....and I am NOT a CHL instructor who has any financial stake in the outcome. People aren't always motivated by profit, you know. Some times they stand on
principle - whether or not it affects their pocketbooks. You're not getting the reaction you want, so you feel the need to demonize those with whom you disagree. It is an
argumentum ad hominem, and a logical fallacy. Furthermore, it is obnoxious when it is used against some long standing members of this board, who happen to be CHL instructors for many years now, and whom
I know personally to be people of high moral fibre and character.
But, since you think that tactic is OK to use, let's use it on you. Since you have difficulty obtaining a Texas CHL (isn't that what you said previously?), then perhaps
you have a reason for being intellectually dishonest in the debate because it is
your ox being gored. See how that works? It has a bitter taste when
argumentum ad hominem is used
against you, doesn't it?
Now, if we can dispose with that kind of tactic, and you can agree that people
can act on principle, independent of their wallets, your apparent ignorance of what is happening at the level of the legislature is startling. This is what Charles
does for a living. He knows more about what is going on at the legislative level, in fine detail, than probably anybody else on this board, and has done so for a while now, both as the incumbent TSRA executive director, and as a member of the National Board of the NRA. Now you can choose to disregard his insider knowledge and experience, but in so doing, you're challenging the owner of this board in a way to imply that you know more about what is happening at that level than he does. Not a smart move.
Somebody get me a lawn-chair and a big bowl of popcorn. This one is going to be fun to watch.
