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Governor Perry Signs Gun Bills!
Greetings!

Yesterday afternoon, June 17, 2011, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law SB 321 by Senator Glenn Hegar, Jr. (R-Katy) and Representative Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington). SB 321 will protect the jobs of the vast majority of Texas employees wanting a firearm in their personal locked vehicle when parked on their employer’s parking lot.

This session’s success came after losses in three previous legislative sessions, due to the influence of the Texas Association of Business, the Chemical Council, USAA insurance in San Antonio, and every Chamber of Commerce in the state.

Senator Hegar passed the issue twice before in the Senate only to have his bill stall and ultimately be defeated in the House. Texas State Representative Kleinschmidt had what it took to push the issue across the finish line with the help of nearly 90 co-authors and Speaker Straus.

Thanks you, Governor Perry. We can all breathe a sigh of relief. SB 321 goes into effect on September 1st.

Also yesterday, Governor Perry signed TSRA’s Range Protection Bill. SB 766 was carried in the Senate by Senator Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) and in the House by Freshman State Representative Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs). Senator Estes stepped up to the plate at the beginning of session and asked to carry legislation to protect Texas shooting ranges. Representative Isaac followed in the footsteps of other State Representatives from his district by demonstrating his power and his dedication to the Second Amendment by successfully passing this important legislation.

Again, thank you, Governor Perry. All the guns in the world won’t matter if we have no place to shoot!

TSRA passed two out of the three issues listed on our Legislative Agenda for 2011. We again upheld our commitment to our members to work for the greatest good for the greatest number of Texas gun-owners. SB 321 and SB 766 move us in the right direction toward 2nd amendment rights and personal protection.

Both bills go into effect September 1st.