Dang. It’s from FB, so I guess you have to have an account to see it or something. So, here goes:
1) Create an offense for carrying a handgun while intoxicated
2) Remove the $40 fee to receive a license to carry
3) Enhance penalties for peope convicted of felonies who are caught carrying handguns
4) Strike a provision that forbade law enforcement officers from profiling a person based on whether or not they’re carrying a handgun
5)Remove a provision that had said that gun-free zone lawa don’t apply unless a person is asked to leave
6) Require the Texas Department of Public Safety to create a free, online gun safety course. [except that seems pretty stupid unless it’s in person, to tell the truth]
if it’s something else, then I haven’t seen that list.
Yeah. 4 and 5 are going to be problems. I’m not white (nor am I black) and I’ve been repeatedly profiled by law enforcement while literally doing nothing wrong. It’s not fun; while I’m okay with including this as a temporary measure to get Constitutional Carry implemented, that needs to go the hell away first thing next session. However, enabling profiling could be enough to lose significant support in the House - not just among the Dems that voted for it but among non-white Republicans. Also has a huge potential to backfire on Republicans and conservatives in Texas.
5 depends on what they mean by gun-free zones and exactly how they define it.
3 would have been better served by making it mandatory for DAs to prosecute felons caught carrying handguns. Enhanced sentences makes no difference if the DA isn’t prosecuting - felon in possession is probably the most commonly dropped felony charge in existence.
6 isn’t a bad idea, actually. Why wouldn’t you want there to be an online option to teach gun safety? Remember, it’s only *safety*, not marksmanship. The NRA Eddie Eagle program to make children aware of gun safety is something that doesn’t have to be taught in person either.
I have no account: it worked for me.