Texas: Open Carry Measure Scheduled for Vote in Texas House Tomorrow

NRA-ILA.org ^ | 13 April 2015 | NRA Staff

[Windflier]

Tomorrow, April 14, the Texas House of Representatives is scheduled to consider House Bill 910, NRA-supported open carry legislation sponsored by state Representative Larry Phillips (R-Sherman). HB 910 removes the requirement that Concealed Handgun Licensees (CHL) keep their handguns concealed and gives them the option of carrying them either wholly or partially visible in a belt or shoulder holster. After having established a 20-year record of law-abiding and responsible behavior, Texas CHLs have earned this personal protection option that 43 states currently allow.

Eighty members of the House have signed onto the bill. Rep. Phillips deserves strong praise for his work to line up this many co-authors for the measure. You can check to see if your State Representative is a co-author of this NRA-backed bill by clicking here.

Call and email your state Representative before Tuesday afternoon and urge him or her to support HB 910 but to oppose any amendments that are not acceptable to the sponsor. As we previously reported, amendments to allow localities to "opt out" of any open carry law and to require that CHLs choosing to carry openly use law enforcement-style retention holsters were rejected by the Texas Senate on the companion bill, Senate Bill 17, sponsored by state Senator Craig Estes.

[Windflier]

Last chance to get your two cents in with your Texas House rep.

[Windflier]

If you haven't done so already, please call your Texas House rep and ask them to support the pending Open Carry bill. The vote is tomorrow!

[humblegunner]

Bump that!

[zeugma]

This is probably the best we can get from the legislooters this session, as long as Strauss remains in power. I’d still prefer Constitutional Carry. I’m disappointed in the Texas legislature, as always.

[faithhopecharity]

I The bill sounds helpful and we support it but no license permit or fee should ever be required to execrcise our Condtitutional rights. !!! Texas can do a lot better than this

[JRandomFreeper]

Rights aren't earned. God gives them. The Texas legislature is off on a wild tangent with acting like a right is a privilege.

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

Call 'em and 'splain 'em. I know I will, and have. And I will continue working for Constitutional Carry.

/johnny

[Windflier]

This is probably the best we can get from the legislooters this session, as long as Strauss remains in power.

True dat, but it's a step in the right direction, if passed. That bum Straus has got to go.

[Windflier]

no license permit or fee should ever be required to execrcise our Condtitutional rights. !!!

Agree, but this at least moves the ball in the right direction. Think yardage. We'll get there.

[Windflier]

Rights aren't earned. God gives them. The Texas legislature is off on a wild tangent with acting like a right is a privilege.

True, Johnny, but any bill that moves us a little bit closer to constitutional perfection is worth supporting, in my book.

[showme_the_Glory]

Done

[Jane Long]

Will do. Thanks for the ping 😉.

[servantboy777]

It takes us one step closer to a constitutional carry. This is a pretty big step.

[Marcella]

It has already passed the Senate and we’ll take open carry to start. Gov. Abbott has already said he will sign this open carry bill.

[JRandomFreeper]

You know I'll raise cain with them, though, to apply the Constitution as written.

/johnny

[StoneWall Brigade]

Ping

[ziravan]

If my state rep doesn’t vote for it, I’ll run against him.

Again.

[Windflier]

Gov. Abbott has already said he will sign this open carry bill.

Yep. He stated some months ago, that he would sign an open carry bill, or a constitutional carry bill - whichever one hit his desk.

Texas is stepping in the right direction, and that weasel Joe Straus had better not even think about standing in the way!

[Windflier]

Done

Thank you!

[Windflier]

If my state rep doesn’t vote for it, I’ll run against him. Again.

Excellent!