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SB905 isn't on the Local and Uncontested Calendar for today (May 24). I don't know if that means it hasn't yet been scheduled or if five representatives have indicated they oppose it, which would prevent it being added to the LUC.

I wonder how long it's going to be before there is a shootout and we have people dying over a marijuana cigarette? That's crazy and I hope it never happens, but mistakes can happen.

Never did have a problem with extended privileges for judges and similar officials - they really do have a higher risk of attack and their jobs are full-time. A judge up in New York was killed by a retired NYPD captain upset over the fact his daughter lost a sexual harassment lawsuit. Frankly, I hav...

For those who get the "let God handle it" line, remember Satan's temptation when Christ was in the desert (Luke 4:9-13): And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written...

With any luck, this case will make its way into the federal court system and run into a panel of judges that has read the Bill of Rights. Back in the not-so-old days of Texas law, it was legal to use force, up to and including lethal force, to resist an unlawful arrest. Of course, a person who actua...

This is going to sound weird, because I am a Democrat, but I really wish Newt had taken better care of his personal business. Back in the day when he was a young firebrand and still sleeping with his first wife, he was one of the most promising politicians in Washington (and I mean that in a good wa...

Yes, as far as SB905 goes, I am for "all or nothing." Every holder of a CHL should be treated the same, legislator or not. Your "I want it all now" attitude isn't limited to SB905, as is easily seen in your ranting posts. Chas. Rants? How about debating points? I have not engage...

Address a couple of additional points: Please understand I don't post things I haven't checked. The Austin Police Department says it can take 4-6 weeks to clear an applicant but the usual time is much less than that; sometimes as little as a week. The Department of Public Safety gets up to nine mont...

I HAVE BEEN CONVINCED!!!! darn THE TORPEDOES, REVERSE COURSE!! NO MORE PARTIAL MEASURES...ALL OR NOTHING!! I now suggest that we contact our legislators and urge them to STOP SB905 with or without amendments. If everyone cannot carry almost everywhere, let NO ONE carry anywhere. ALL OR NOTHING! Let...

Do you consider campus carry and employee parking lots baby steps? The bills that didn't pass for 3 straight sessions (parking lots) or one session ( campus carry), even with the full force of NRA/TSRA and grassroots support? Who are the folks that are able to make these huge gains that are worth s...

Amendment or no, I can't support SB905. In fact, I am ashamed that Dan Patrick, the conservative Republican senator who represents my district, was one of the authors of this totally unnecessary bill. The claim, voiced by Sen. Patrick, is that legislators, judges, statewide elected officials and oth...