Time to help Texas get in the game.
Time to make some noise and let the reps know we are watching.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/
********** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR **********
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING
HB 1076 Toth / Klick / Springer / Phillips / Bonnen, Dennis / et
al.
Relating to certain firearms, firearm accessories and firearm ammunition
within the State of Texas; providing an exemption from federal regulation
and providing penalties.
HB 1314 Creighton / Price / et al.
Relating to the unlawful seizure of a firearm by a governmental officer or
employee; providing penalties.
HB 1304 Sheets / Fletcher / Fallon / Paddie / Isaac / et al.
Relating to the intentional display of a handgun
HB 972 Fletcher / Flynn / Lavender / Burkett / Bell / et al.
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the premises of and
certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.
The second reading was today. It was pretty rough going for the main bill.
HB 1076 ON SECOND READING
(by Toth, Klick, Springer, Phillips, D. Bonnen, et al.)
HB 1076, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain firearms, firearm accessories and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas; providing an exemption from federal regulation and providing penalties.
You can read the actual back and forth word for word here...
http://www.journals.house.state.tx.us/hjrnl/83r/pdf/83RDAY65FINAL.PDF#page=90
Scroll down to page 2448 (no it is not really that big, its just the page numbering)
The donks are trying to zero out the funding for AG Greg Abbot to enforce it, as well as putting in DEA and other fed exemptions in the bill to make it meaningless.
Representative Neva´ rez offered the following amendment to HB i 1076 :
Amend HB 1076 (house committee report) on page 2 of the bill, between lines 7 and 8, by adding the following:
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(f)ii It is an exception to the application of this section that the person ’s seizure of a firearm was:
(1) iiinitiated by the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force overseen by the United States Department of Justice;
(2) iiinitiated by the Safe Streets Violent Crimes Initiative overseen by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ; or
(3) iipart of a joint initiative between a federal law enforcement agency and any law enforcement agency of:
(A) ii this state; or
(B)iia political subdivision of this state.
This one was tabled. It must have been obvious what was going on.
The other "amendment" (nullification) via defunding was shot down. Representative Toth moved to table Amendment No. 2. The motion to table prevailed by (Record 550): 82 Yeas, 33 Nays, 2 Present, (0) not voting.
It came from yet another donk...
Full Name: Chris Turner
Birthdate: 10-10-1972
Hometown: Grand Prairie
Race: White
Occupation: Public Relations Consultant
Education: B.A., The University of Texas at Austin
Representative Toth moved to table Amendment No. 2.
Folks, this thing might not get through without some real support.
Do we want to join Kansas in standing up to the communist in the White House?
Or will we fail to uphold the proud history of Texas?
It is now out of committee and needs to be scheduled for a vote in the House.
one more time...
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/
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Sigh....
They're not "donks" they're Jackasses!