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As one of the reddest states in America, one would expect Texas to be a leader when it comes to Constitutional carry. But a combination of lukewarm GOP leadership and over-the-top gun rights activists have resulted in the death of Constitutional carry in the Longhorn State.
I feel bad for my friends in Texas. #2A #guns #DefendTheSecond https://t.co/wosvCMNZoA
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) April 6, 2019
I’m not going to assign blame since both the Republicans in the legislature and the gun rights activists are pointing fingers at each other. What actually happened to tank the legislation happened behind the scenes, but what we know publicly is sad on both sides.
The gun rights activists allegedly went to the homes of lawmakers to intimidate them out of fear the legislation was losing steam. They claim they were just posting flyers on doors, but it’s conspicuous they ended up at three lawmakers’ homes just posting flyers.
The lawmakers were backing down from passing Constitutional carry, claiming it would remove important current gun laws that keep the bad guys from getting guns. They are blaming the activists for going to far, but that doesn’t jibe. If all someone has to do to prevent legislation from going through is to go to lawmakers’ homes, then the government in Texas is broken.
Based on what I’ve seen, it appears both sides are in the wrong. To what degree is based on the aforementioned happenings behind the scenes, but it’s clear this wasn’t handled well by anyone involved. Constitutional carry is too important to blow.
As more states start addressing the need for Constitutional carry, they need to learn what they can from the failure in Texas. Usually, Texas leads to the right. This time, they went backwards. We can’t let that slow us down.
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Texas is barely pink, and heading toward blue in a hurry. Democrats are as left as those in San Francisco, and “Republicans” are of the Bush family country club variety. I’m leaving, and heading for a Free State.
This is false. No gun activists went to ANYONE’S house to intimidate anyone. They were leafleting the district, which included the houses of representatives standing in the way of good legislation. Hundreds of houses were leafleted with information about how Republicans were trying to kill constitutional carry. The speaker, who admits he doesn’t support constitutional carry, made up this story about being “intimidated” so that he had a boogeyman to blame for legislation he didn’t want coming to the floor. What this gun rights activist did was no different than what politicians do every two years to get votes. It’s what lobbyists and activists do on on issues ranging from banning red light cameras to defending life to demanding accountability for the killing of unarmed citizens by cops. It’s no different than what lawn care company, energy companies, and cable companies do to sell their products. You’ve been duped by the lies of the Speaker and the spin of the leftist media. And, yes, I’m the founder of Open Carry Texas.
Hi CJ. I’ll contact you this week. Your story should be broadcast more.