Campus gun-toting bill remains holstered

[RPB]

Quite a fewwww articles San Antonio Austin Houston today

but here's a new one

Campus gun-toting bill remains holstered in Texas Senate
Sponsor needs one more vote to get it passed
By JOE HOLLEY
AUSTIN BUREAU
April 11, 2011, 8:38PM
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Supporters of the bill say allowing concealed weapons on campus could help prevent another Virginia Tech-type massacre.

It isn't about the rare occurrences but the daily assaults, rapes, robberies, carjacking, etc etc etc.

[Jasonw560]

Wish we could talk to he Senators themselves. After all, they are supposed to be working for us.

[RPB]

Wish we could talk to he Senators themselves. After all, they are supposed to be working for us.

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"I think over the weekend members heard from a lot of people," Ellis said. "I've heard from a number of parents in my office, and I bet they have, as well. So, I think the votes weren't there last Thursday. You know, sometimes it's good to have a cooling-off period, particularly when you're talking about something as dangerous as a gun in the hand of a college student, many of whom have a problem with binge drinking and all other kinds of behavior that young people go through."

[Jasonw560]

Wish we could talk to he Senators themselves. After all, they are supposed to be working for us.

True

"I think over the weekend members heard from a lot of people," Ellis said. "I've heard from a number of parents in my office, and I bet they have, as well. So, I think the votes weren't there last Thursday. You know, sometimes it's good to have a cooling-off period, particularly when you're talking about something as dangerous as a gun in the hand of a college student, many of whom have a problem with binge drinking and all other kinds of behavior that young people go through."

I have realized I have too much common sense to be a politician.

[A-R]

After reading the various news accounts I'm wondering where we are now and what truly needs to be done?

Keeping calling, faxing, emailing etc. I know.

But what of the inside baseball? We need one more Senator on our side to reach 21, right? Are we to the point of some horse trading? You vote to bring SB 354 to the floor and I'll vote to bring ??? to the floor?