Two more gun bills get a hearing

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The Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee will hear testimony on 5/2 regarding two bills of interest to us.

HB 663 Gonzales, Larry | et al.
Relating to the expiration dates of concealed handgun licenses for certain members of the United States armed forces.

This is the relevant part.

(b) A renewed license expires on the license holder's
birthday [birthdate], five years after the date of the expiration
of the previous license.
(e) If the expiration date for an original, duplicate,
modified, or renewed license of a member of the United States armed
forces occurs while the license holder is on active duty deployed
outside of the United States, the license does not expire on that
date but remains valid until the first birthday of the license
holder occurring after the license holder's return from deployment.
A license holder may not receive consecutive extensions for the
license under this subsection. For purposes of this subsection,
"United States armed forces" includes the reserves and national
guard.

The status of the bill on the Texas Firearms Coalition site is "Position on Bill: Undetermined. Well-intended bill that could result in unintended consequences causing the loss of NICS exemption - Investigation underway."

HB 1030 Burnam
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to prohibit the sale of firearms on public property in certain circumstances.

This is a horrible bill. As usual, Burnam, who is F rated, tries to preempt state authority by allowing cities to ban gun shows on public property. Please write the committee members and advise them of your position on this bill.

The status of the bill on the Texas Firearms Coalition site is "Position on Bill: Oppose, very bad bill and typical of F-Rated Lon Burnam. "