Don’t Let Pro-Gun Legislation Get Lost in the Mix in Austin

[Lone Star State Sentinal]

 

Don’t Let Pro-Gun Legislation Get Lost in the Mix in Austin – Keep Pressure on the state House to Consider NRA-backed Measures!   With two months left in the session, it may sound like the Texas Legislature has plenty of time to consider and act on legislation of importance to gun owners and sportsmen.  In actuality, the deadline for the House to consider House bills is May 12, less than a month and a half away.  Time last week was taken-up with action on the voter identification bill, debate on the budget is expected to last over three days this week, and the House will be considering redistricting plans and major state agency sunset legislation in coming weeks.    In 2009, NRA-backed legislation that would have allowed employees to transport and store firearms in their locked, private motor vehicles while parked at work, died in the state House Calendar Committee in the waning days of the session when Democrats filibustered the voter identification bill and Republicans failed to take procedural action to end an entire week of stalling.  This session, the state Senate passed Senate Bill 321 by state Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy), that chamber's version of the parking lot bill, in mid-March.  There are no excuses for the House not acting on this issue this session!   House Bill 681, the House version of the employee/parking lot bill sponsored by state Representative Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington), has been reported out of the House Business & Industry Committee and is currently pending before the House Calendars Committee - the body which decides if and when a bill is scheduled for a vote by the full House of Representatives.  It will soon be joined in Calendars by House Bill 750, state Representative Joe Driver's (R-Garland) bill to allow Texas Concealed Handgun Licensees - individuals who are 21 or older, have passed a state and federal criminal records check, completed a handgun training course and been issued a license to carry by the Department of Public Safety - to protect themselves on the campuses of public colleges and universities.  That bill was recently reported out of the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety.   Please contact the House Speaker and the following members of the Calendars Committee - politely urge them to set HB 681, the NRA-backed employee parking lot bill, and HB 750, the NRA-supported campus carry measure, on the House Calendar as soon as possible!   House Speaker Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) 512-463-1000 To send an email, click here   Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi), Chairman 512-463-0672 [e-mail]   Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton), Vice Chairman 512-463-0564 [e-mail]   Dan Branch (R-Dallas) 512-463-0367 [e-mail]   Byron Cook (R-Corsicana) 512-463-0730 [e-mail]   Charlie Geren (R-River Oaks) 512-463-0610 [e-mail]   Jim Keffer (R-Eastland) 512-463-0656 [e-mail]   Tracy King (D-Eagle Pass) 512-463-0194 [e-mail]   Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) 512-463-0600 [e-mail]   Eddie Lucio III (D-San Benito) 512-463-0606 [e-mail]   Allan Ritter (R-Nederland) 512-463-0706 [e-mail]   Burt Solomons (R-Carrollton) 512-463-0478 [e-mail]   Vicki Truitt (R-Southlake) 512-463-0690 [e-mail]   John Zerwas (R-Simonton) 512-463-0657 [e-mail]   This alert is posted to www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=6514 NRAILA.org Write Your Representative Write The Media Get Involved Locally Register To Vote Contribute Follow NRA-ILA       Please do not reply to this email as you will not receive a response. This email is a broadcast email generated by an automated system. To contact NRA-ILA call 800-392-8683. Address: 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030 If you wish to be removed from this list please click this link and you will be removed immediately: http://www.nramedia.org/u?id=5412975.ab0e9eb54f8171611088c1d64b6e6b... * Please note: In their efforts to curb SPAM, many ISPs, servers and SPAM filters treat legitimate and legal bulk emails as SPAM. In order to ensure you receive NRA-ILA email alerts in a timely manner, please adjust your SPAM settings to accept bulk emails from the "nraila.org" and "nramedia.org" domains. Otherwise, there is a possibility that our email alerts will not make it to your inbox. NRAILA.org | Current Legislation | Get Involved Locally | Register To Vote Contribute | Edit Your Profile