Texas Gun Legislation - 2013 (Page 2 of 3)
  Originally Posted By ARTX:
Check out bill HB 3218- carry anywhere LEOs can carry :) http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=83R&Bill=HB3218 |
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Originally Posted By pumbaajk:
Originally Posted By ARTX:
Check out bill HB 3218- carry anywhere LEOs can carry :) http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=83R&Bill=HB3218 I like it, but I doubt it will make it through the legislative process before the session is over. |
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- Benjamin Franklin
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
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Originally Posted By yugosksfan:
Originally Posted By pumbaajk:
Originally Posted By ARTX:
Check out bill HB 3218- carry anywhere LEOs can carry :) http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=83R&Bill=HB3218 The way things are looking, not much of anything is going to get passed. I like it, but I doubt it will make it through the legislative process before the session is over. |
The committee hearings also seemed to go quite well in regards to the Campus Carry and open carry bills. I think it is quite possible (borderline probable) that many of these bills will pass. 
The problem lies in bills that are filed late in the session. I don't have much hope for bills numbered in the 3000+ range. |
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
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I looked, but I haven't seen anyone mention this one.
HB 3325, Relating to the regulation or prohibition of certain assault weapons; imposing a tax and a license fee; providing a civil penalty. Bill Text. Silly, poorly written bill with no apparent criminal penalties, but there it is. |
Get busy livin', or get busy dyin'.
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Originally Posted By Bulldawg:
I looked, but I haven't seen anyone mention this one. HB 3325, Relating to the regulation or prohibition of certain assault weapons; imposing a tax and a license fee; providing a civil penalty. Bill Text. Silly, poorly written bill with no apparent criminal penalties, but there it is. I honestly don't think we have to worry about that one. |
Towely: My gf used to spit it into Coke bottles by the side of the bed. They would fill up a fair bit before she disposed of them... She's not crazy.
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Originally Posted By EagleArmsHBAR:
Originally Posted By MateFrio:
Originally Posted By EagleArmsHBAR:
What is the deal with all the good ones pending in committee since mid March? Referring to 700, 706, 182, 972, etc. Speaker of the House and the House Calendar. Won't budge. So are we screwed? We should be making calls... |
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Originally Posted By TexasRifleman1985:
Originally Posted By EagleArmsHBAR:
Originally Posted By MateFrio:
Originally Posted By EagleArmsHBAR:
What is the deal with all the good ones pending in committee since mid March? Referring to 700, 706, 182, 972, etc. Speaker of the House and the House Calendar. Won't budge. So are we screwed? We should be making calls... I'll start back tomorrow. A lot of other states that are supposedly not as free as Texas are passing laws allowing more freedom in the RKBA arena. TS |
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Originally Posted By pumbaajk:
How many more days in this congress convening for? If this congress doesn't pass a single pro gun bill, it's time to fire all the bastard! FYI - Congress refers to the federal legislature. All these bills are in the state legislature in Austin.
The current regular session of the Texas Legislature ends on May 27th. The next regular session will start in 2015. |
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
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You may want to contact the Speaker of the Texas House: link here.
TS |
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This Thursday, April 11, the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety will hold a public hearing on House Bill 3143 (3143 by state Representative Raphael Anchia (D-Dallas). HB 3143 would criminalize private firearms sales at gun shows and require them to be conducted through federal firearm licensed dealers (FFLs). This bill lays the groundwork for FFLs to be able to charge a tax for processing those transfers and imposes vague “recordkeeping” requirements on the seller of the gun.
The prosecution rate of individuals who lie on federal gun purchase forms is already at an abysmal low. And most criminals acquire firearms by theft, on the black market or through straw purchases – not at gun shows. So what is the goal of HB 3143? It is nothing more than gun control advocates’ first step towards the regulation of all private firearm transfers and establishment of a registry of lawful purchasers. Please call and e-mail members of the House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee at their capitol offices and urge them to OPPOSE HB 3143. Contact information for these Committee members can be found HERE |
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Is it me or does Texas not seem as pro 2nd Amendment as we think?? I wonder why we haven't passed anything to secure our rights further if Texas is so Freedom loving? The Texas board has gotten really quite concerning legislation. I wonder if people are thinking we are going to just be able to ride off into the sunset with an AR strapped to our backs and be left alone? I am not a political genius and have a hard time keeping up with bills and where they are at. Thanks to everyone who posts here, trying to keep us up to date. Thanks for the links and updates.
I do wonder what ever happened to the Firearms Protection Act bill that Rep. Steve Toth wrote? |
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Originally Posted By TxRed:
Is it me or does Texas not seem as pro 2nd Amendment as we think?? I wonder why we haven't passed anything to secure our rights further if Texas is so Freedom loving? The Texas board has gotten really quite concerning legislation. I wonder if people are thinking we are going to just be able to ride off into the sunset with an AR strapped to our backs and be left alone? I am not a political genius and have a hard time keeping up with bills and where they are at. Thanks to everyone who posts here, trying to keep us up to date. Thanks for the links and updates. I do wonder what ever happened to the Firearms Protection Act bill that Rep. Steve Toth wrote? I have felt the same way since the last legislative session. We Texans(I know i do), have this swagger about ourselves(Fuck You I'm From Texas) but yet in reality we are loosing our state fast to the FSA and their elected leaders. I know what you mean about the feeling about riding into the sunset. Bad thing is, we have the brim of our hat down so we can only see 10 ft in front of the horse and can not see the sheer cliff in the distance. |
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Concealed Carry on Campus, the house bill HB 972 passed the public safety committee, it now goes to the calendar committee, contact the calendar committee members and tell them to schedule this early for a full vote on the floor.
Calendar Committee Rep. Todd Hunter Rep. Eddie Lucio III Rep. Roberto R. Alonzo Rep. Carol Alvarado Rep. Dan Branch Rep. Angie Chen Button Rep. Byron Cook Rep. Myra Crownover Rep. Sarah Davis Rep. Craig Eiland Rep. John Frullo Rep. Charlie Geren Rep. Helen Giddings Rep. John Kuempel Rep. Doug Miller That being said it looks like the Senate version SB 182 is stalled in the Criminal Justice committee. Contact the members below and tell them to pass this bill through. Sen. John Whitmire Sen. Joan Huffman Sen. John Carona Sen. Juan Hinojosa Sen. Dan Patrick Sen. José R. Rodríguez Sen. Charles Schwertner |
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For those who think Texas is not pro 2nd, it is. Given political realities we must go the slow and steady route. If we can get just one or two things a session we are good. The time to promote the bills and get sponsors was a year ago.
The real big challenge will be electing a Governor that is as pro second amendment at Rick Perry. |
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. - Ben Franklin
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Originally Posted By Palm:
Greg Abbott maybe?
For those who think Texas is not pro 2nd, it is. Given political realities we must go the slow and steady route. If we can get just one or two things a session we are good. The time to promote the bills and get sponsors was a year ago. The real big challenge will be electing a Governor that is as pro second amendment at Rick Perry. |
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Originally Posted By OFFascist: Concealed Carry on Campus, the house bill HB 972 passed the public safety committee, it now goes to the calendar committee, contact the calendar committee members and tell them to schedule this early for a full vote on the floor. Calendar Committee Rep. Todd Hunter Rep. Eddie Lucio III Rep. Roberto R. Alonzo Rep. Carol Alvarado Rep. Dan Branch Rep. Angie Chen Button Rep. Byron Cook Rep. Myra Crownover Rep. Sarah Davis Rep. Craig Eiland Rep. John Frullo Rep. Charlie Geren Rep. Helen Giddings Rep. John Kuempel Rep. Doug Miller That being said it looks like the Senate version SB 182 is stalled in the Criminal Justice committee. Contact the members below and tell them to pass this bill through. Sen. John Whitmire Sen. Joan Huffman Sen. John Carona Sen. Juan Hinojosa Sen. Dan Patrick Sen. José R. Rodríguez Sen. Charles Schwertner The Campus Carry Bill is now being permanently stalled by Chairman Whitmire. The college carry bill is being permanently stalled. "The chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee said he does not intend to have a hearing on legislation to let Texans with concealed-handgun permits carry firearms inside college and university buildings. ... Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, told reporters Wednesday that he doesn't plan to bring the bill up for a hearing by the Criminal Justice Committee. He cited the need for a "cooling off" period from recent gun violence -- including the December slayings of 20 children and six adults at a school in Newtown, Conn. -- before lawmakers move to allow guns inside college buildings." I just wrote some emails. Maybe if they get enough contact they will reconsider this stupidity. |
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Originally Posted By watercat:
Originally Posted By OFFascist:
Concealed Carry on Campus, the house bill HB 972 passed the public safety committee, it now goes to the calendar committee, contact the calendar committee members and tell them to schedule this early for a full vote on the floor. Calendar Committee Rep. Todd Hunter Rep. Eddie Lucio III Rep. Roberto R. Alonzo Rep. Carol Alvarado Rep. Dan Branch Rep. Angie Chen Button Rep. Byron Cook Rep. Myra Crownover Rep. Sarah Davis Rep. Craig Eiland Rep. John Frullo Rep. Charlie Geren Rep. Helen Giddings Rep. John Kuempel Rep. Doug Miller That being said it looks like the Senate version SB 182 is stalled in the Criminal Justice committee. Contact the members below and tell them to pass this bill through. Sen. John Whitmire Sen. Joan Huffman Sen. John Carona Sen. Juan Hinojosa Sen. Dan Patrick Sen. José R. Rodríguez Sen. Charles Schwertner The Campus Carry Bill is now being permanently stalled by Chairman Whitmire. The college carry bill is being permanently stalled. "The chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee said he does not intend to have a hearing on legislation to let Texans with concealed-handgun permits carry firearms inside college and university buildings. ... Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, told reporters Wednesday that he doesn't plan to bring the bill up for a hearing by the Criminal Justice Committee. He cited the need for a "cooling off" period from recent gun violence -- including the December slayings of 20 children and six adults at a school in Newtown, Conn. -- before lawmakers move to allow guns inside college buildings." I just wrote some emails. Maybe if they get enough contact they will reconsider this stupidity. Real stupid, we all know why. What is the status of at least being able to keep guns inside vehicles? I didn't catch if keeping in vehicles has passed or legal yet or is being seriously considered. Thanks for the update. |
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Originally Posted By TxRed: snip Real stupid, we all know why. What is the status of at least being able to keep guns inside vehicles? I didn't catch if keeping in vehicles has passed or legal yet or is being seriously considered. Thanks for the update. That one got passed by the committee and is supposed to be going to the floor for a vote sometime soon. |
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It has all stalled and come to a grinding halt. I am guessing the "slow and steady" pace Texas is on is really a "slow and about face."
Have they done anything this session? My wife is a teacher and she was really hoping to have the ability to carry on school grounds along with having the communist infiltration of our schools(CSCOPE) reviewed and removed. Looks like elected a bunch of finger twiddling dumb fucks. |
| From what I've read, it's not the campus carry bill being voted on, it's the "keep your gun in the car" campus bill. Better than nothing at all. The fight continues and at least it is progress. They are also voting on stiffer penalties for straw purchasers. Don't know details. anyone else have any further details or insight??? |
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Originally Posted By TxRed:
From what I've read, it's not the campus carry bill being voted on, it's the "keep your gun in the car" campus bill. Better than nothing at all. The fight continues and at least it is progress. They are also voting on stiffer penalties for straw purchasers. Don't know details. anyone else have any further details or insight??? You're thinking Senate. Actual Campus Carry is getting a vote in the House. |
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Originally Posted By SirSqueeboo:
Any updates on open carry? As far as I've seen, It and campus carry are likely dead in the water. Here's what they have two to three weeks to do: House: Be brought up for a vote in committee (You can thank Rep. Pickett (D - El Paso) for holding them up) Pass (Not get held up again in) Calenders Committee Pass a floor vote in the House Senate: Pretty much the same process as above all over again I think Rep Pickett has managed to be a good little democrat and pretty much kill the big two pro-gun bills this session. If I understand the House rules correctly, you can also thank Rep. Strauss (Speaker of the House), for picking a democrat as chairman of the Homeland Security & Public Safety committee. Our next shot will be in two years during the next regular session. Lets just hope that these two stooges get kicked out/not appointed to these same positions by then. ETA (5/5) - It appears I may have been mistaken in regards to campus carry. I was following Rep Capriglione's HB 706 which has stalled in committee, not the (what on first glace appears to be) similar HB 972 which has passed on its second reading in the House. This is good news, but the article posted in this thread has stated that campus carry might have a harder time passing in the Senate (which has a companion bill - SB 182 - which is stalled in committee there). Regardless, being approved by the House floor is far better than being stuck in committee. |
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
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It looks like this Democrat, Whitmire, from Houston is going to kill it in his committee in the senate. It's a great bill too, despite what some illiterate talk show hosts are saying. The option to "opt out" of campus carry by a university is only available to private\independant universities. Public schools (including UT) won't have a choice.
My fingers are crossed, but it looks like this one Houston Democrat is going to kill the whole thing. 
EDIT: Looks like I wasn't reading the most present version of the bill. It gives university presidents the ability to completely regulate and\or ban concealed carry not just in their buildings, but on ground that they own or lease. In other words, this would represent a step backwards for CHL's on campus, as the "premises" would now be illegal to carry on if so written by the university president. The parking lot exception is written into the bill. Overall pretty disappointing that Texas is now in the minority of states that don't allow concealed carry on campus, and putting it in the hands of university presidents can only go one way. 
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Originally Posted By watercat:
It sounds like campus carry has been passed out of the Senate committee and is going to the full Senate for a final vote! HB 972 was already passed by the House, so if the Senate approves it, then it will go to Perry for his signature. Here's a link to the newspaper article about it. It seems that HB 972, as amended, would allow all colleges and universities, whether public or private, to simply "opt-out" of campus carry. I can't help but imagine that most institutions will decide to prohibit campus carry, leaving us in the same position we are now. On the other hand, if the above article rings true, then the criminal penalty for carrying on the premises of a school that opts-out will no longer exist. I suppose I could live with that. |
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
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Call Rick Perry's office and your Texas state senator.
Switchboard for Texas government: (512) 463-2000 Please like both facebook pages so you can follow what's going on. The Texan gun rights page is actively trying to get pro gun legislation passed: texan gun rights Facebook page Please let Perry know that he needs to be working to get those pro gun bills passed and not just acting pro gun in front of the NRA: Rick perry page |
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Here's a link to a Houston Chronicle article on campus carry.
Link Cliff Notes: Sen. Whitmire (D-Houston), the most senior senator in Austin, stated that campus carry is two votes short of passing. To pass during a regular session, it must have 21 votes (a 2/3 majority), but there are only 19 republicans. This next part is interesting, however: In the committee hearing last Tuesday, Whitmire warned opponents of campus carry that if the House bill that includes an opt-out provision is not passed this session, the more stringent version without a local option would be forced on Democrats in a special session where the 2/3 rule is not in place.
There's also this option: If no Democrats change their mind to support the bill, the only chance for the policy to become law this session will be through an amendment, which only takes 16 votes to tack on to a bill, but it is unclear whether a Republican will attempt the legislative maneuver.
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"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
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Curious that HB 972 is on it's second reading in the Senate today. It was on the regular order of business calendar.
second reading. It may be completely dead as far as I know, but it's just curious it's still on the calendar. |
Sell crazy someplace else, we're all stocked up here!
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Originally Posted By thelaststand: Call Rick Perry's office and your Texas state senator. Switchboard for Texas government: (512) 463-2000 Please like both facebook pages so you can follow what's going on. The Texan gun rights page is actively trying to get pro gun legislation passed: texan gun rights Facebook page Please let Perry know that he needs to be working to get those pro gun bills passed and not just acting pro gun in front of the NRA: Rick perry page thelaststand is right, at this point Rick Perry will have a chance to save HB 972 (in a special session) but the window is very tight (as in, today the 27th), it's not looking good. Alice Tripp at Texas State Rifle Association keeps up with Texas gun legislation and is a good resource for info, not sure if this link was already posted in here, but here it is: Another TSRA sight with legislative info: |
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Originally Posted By EagleArmsHBAR:
Did any pro-gun bills pass both the House and Senate this session? Yes. Some but not enough. It's embarrassing that Texas still doesn't have open carry. https://www.texasfirearmscoalition.com/index.php/bill-status-report |
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Originally Posted By EagleArmsHBAR:
Did any pro-gun bills pass both the House and Senate this session? Yes. Check the TSRAPAC link above your post. It has a list of bills that passed this session. I too agree that it is embarrassing (actually downright aggravating) that Texas does not have open carry rights, or for that matter, campus carry. It's a sad day when a Texan looks to Oklahoma and says "Maybe we can have what they have one day." 
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"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin
"A Democracy will vote away its rights."
- Benjamin Franklin