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Bill Metzger, who is our Dallas County Community College District Trustee, will join us for a town hall meeting to hear our opinions. The focus will be Concealed Carry on college campuses. Please mark your calendars for November 30th at 7PM. We will meet at La Prada Church of Christ located at 2724 La Prada Dr. in Mesquite. More details will come as we finalize plans.

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You're invited: Mesquite/Sunnyvale Tea Party is Hosting Speaker Bill Metzger

What do you know about the Conceal –Carry Laws and the facts as pertaining to College Campuses?

On Tuesday, November 30th, we will be hosting a town hall meeting with Bill Metzger (our Dallas County Community College District Trustee) to discuss the issue of Concealed Carry on College Campuses. Mr. Metzger wants to hear from his district members on this subject.

We will (1) receive information on the requirements for the Conceal- Carry license, (2) receive perspective and data from law enforcement, and (3) receive information from Rep. Joe Driver on the current climate concerning this issue in the Texas Legislature and the process that he expects will take place this coming session on the Concealed-Carry issue for colleges.

At the end, there will be time for questions/answers and input from you.
Location: La Prada Church of Christ, 2724 La Prada Dr., Mesquite, TX
Time: 7:00PM-8:30PM

-The focus was on Virginia Tech type incidents and using one's CHL to kill an active shooter for the benefit of the community at large. Two women pointed out rape and robbery personal protection concerns, one of whom was a panel speaker.

-Driver said that the freshman who filed Driver's bill did so without discussing it with Driver or Wentworth and has been sufficiently schooled in the ways of politics since then.

-Driver said that this year they're going to introduce several bills to create numerous moving targets and will hope that at least one gets through, if not all of them. One bill will address carrying on public colleges, one on vocational/trade school campuses, one on private campuses, one for faculty and staff carrying, etc. One will re-state the current law, allowing concealed carry on campus and allowing each school to decide for itself if they want to allow or restrict it.

-Driver said restrictions on hospitals, bars, and the like will remain as-is even if these are located on college campuses.

-Driver said that police frequently opposed the campus carry bill saying they had it all under control and had 7-10 minute response times, which later became them saying they had 5-7 minute response times. Latham said that when CHL was first passed that LEOs were opposed to it because they didn't have a way of knowing what the intentions are of the guy with a gun, but he's come to support CHLs because he realizes they're the good guys that LEOs don't have to worry about.

-Driver said that his campus carry bill will specifically require the CHL holder to hold a Texas CHL. Those with out-of-state permits that we recognize and have reciprocity with will be restricted because they might have less training than TX CHL holders have. Driver made comments saying he does not support states which have little to no training or examination requirements for their CHLs, specifically those that do not having shooting requirements which is something he is completely opposed to. Driver said in conversation afterward that he supports increasing the TX training requirements and thinks that's an inevitability, though not this session.

-Driver is encouraging Utah legislature friends who say they expect Utah to pass a law in the next legislative session that requires anyone getting a non-resident Utah CFP to have a resident permit from their own state first.

-Driver said in conversation afterward he is not comfortable with a woman who has an active stalker having a gun that only needs to be pointed and shot, saying it scared him because that would mean she had a bullet in the chamber.

-Driver said not to bother with form letters which are completely disregarded and encouraged people to call their rep, especially if they know any personally. Someone else said in conversation afterward that reps often look up a person's voting record and if the person isn't in their district and didn't vote then what they have to say is often discounted or disregarded, so voting was also recommended.

-Metzger said he received a bunch of flak for simply attending a meeting in which he was asking for feedback from his constituents. He said that he wanted to support the people and represent their desires, not his own. He said that several issues he had not considered were addressed at the meeting. He said that he's received messages from faculty/staff in DCCCD who are scared of retribution or who have been victims of retribution for publicly supporting concealed carry on campus.

-Comments: One person said his daughter's concern with CHL was if people with mental health issues are restricted if their mental health concerns will show up on a background check. An instructor said that it scared him that people attend his class and get a permit then never pick up a gun again and he therefore thinks ongoing training should be required. Several people told personal stories in which they were involved in or affected by active shooter rampages. One pointed out that the police do not have a responsibility to protect and the responsibility for protection is one's own. Some wanted to know how to support the legislative activities in process. Someone wanted to know the status of the employee and parking lot bills. Several voiced support and encouragement.