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74novaman wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:1 million Texas hunting licenses are sold to Texas residents annually; there are over 600,000 Texas CHLs; Texas gun owners number in the multiple millions -- approximately 300,000 to 350,000 are NRA Members, 381 are TFC Members (and it's free).

Apathy is rampant and this is the political climate in which we work. Yes, there are things I cannot say at this point.

Chas.

Dang, those numbers are depressing.

Thanks for all the hard word you do, Charles.

canvasbck wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

LucasBU06 wrote:What's the current weather forecast? Are we still "guardedly optimistic?"

No my optimism is gone. Delays are just that -- delays.

Chas.

Are Calls to Action forthcoming?

LucasBU06 wrote:What's the current weather forecast? Are we still "guardedly optimistic?"

canvasbck wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:I hate the phrase "guardedly optimistic" because it's so over used, but it applies to my feelings at this time. Many people, me included, were very concerned about the appointment of an El Paso Democrat, Joe Pickett, as Chairman of the House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee. It appeared to play into the hands of liberal, anti-gun Democrats because that is the most important House committee for gun owners in Texas.

So why am I feeling better about major bills this session? In spite of tremendous pressure from within his own Party in Texas and elsewhere, Chairman Pickett scheduled public hearings on two high profile, emotionally charged bills and he did it earlier than in last session. I'm speaking of campus-carry and open-carry bills. We also expect those bills to be voted on in a timely fashion, i.e. one week after the hearings. If the votes occur as we have been led to believe, then there is every reason to believe the House will not be an impediment to passing pro-gun bills. That said, this isn't my first rodeo and only time will tell, but again, I'm "guardedly optimistic."

Chas.

Neither of them was voted on one week after the hearings and neither of them is sceduled to be considered during next week's meeting on the 28th.

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/ ... 808001.HTM

TrueFlog wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:I hate the phrase "guardedly optimistic" because it's so over used, but it applies to my feelings at this time. Many people, me included, were very concerned about the appointment of an El Paso Democrat, Joe Pickett, as Chairman of the House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee. It appeared to play into the hands of liberal, anti-gun Democrats because that is the most important House committee for gun owners in Texas.

So why am I feeling better about major bills this session? In spite of tremendous pressure from within his own Party in Texas and elsewhere, Chairman Pickett scheduled public hearings on two high profile, emotionally charged bills and he did it earlier than in last session. I'm speaking of campus-carry and open-carry bills. We also expect those bills to be voted on in a timely fashion, i.e. one week after the hearings. If the votes occur as we have been led to believe, then there is every reason to believe the House will not be an impediment to passing pro-gun bills. That said, this isn't my first rodeo and only time will tell, but only again, I'm "guardedly optimistic."

Chas.

I'm curious - If we do get these two bills to the floor for a vote, do we have enough votes to get them passed in both chambers? I know Campus Carry has majority support, but I don't know where most legislators stand on Open Carry.

dac1842 wrote:Even if they clear committee, The Calendars Committee is the death valley for bills.