We need your Testimony to Support HB 750 for Campus Carry!

[txsccc]

The House committee hearing on HB 750 (our concealed carry on campus bill) is going to be this Wednesday, so we need to get AS MANY SUPPORTERS AS POSSIBLE to the Capitol.

See this thread for more info: viewtopic.php?f=90&t=43117



If you Cannot Make it and Still Want to Help: Please at least send us your written testimony, which we will print and distribute to the legislators for you!

It doesn’t have to be long—just why you want concealed carry on campus/your story, example: “I was a victim and want concealed carry on campus…", etc.

Please include your contact information (name, address, email, phone number) and what your relation to the cause is (faculty, staff, student at which college, veteran, alumni, parent, etc).

Please send your testimony to TXSCCC@yahoo.com by 8PM Tuesday (March 15th)

Chase Jennings
TXSCCC State Director

[RPB]

It's been over 50 years since I was there, I seem to remember staying at a motel down the street, seems like it was a dirt road, and a covered wagon ...
but seriously, can anyone suggest parking locations/cheap motels, or ? I probably can't make it, but I might get a wild hair and show up if I don't have to take care of my niece..

If E-mailed ... you want it plain text, RTF in the body of the e-mail?
Or attached as .DOC or .TXT ?

[GAM]

With SXSW in Austin until the following weekend (20th of March), in-city motel rooms are very difficult to come by. Best bet would be to stay outside of Austin (Bastrop, Georgetown, San Marcos, Fredricksburg, etc. depending on your starting point) and drive in for the day.

It's been over 50 years since I was there, I seem to remember staying at a motel down the street, seems like it was a dirt road, and a covered wagon ...
but seriously, can anyone suggest parking locations/cheap motels, or ? I probably can't make it, but I might get a wild hair and show up if I don't have to take care of my niece..

If E-mailed ... you want it plain text, RTF in the body of the e-mail?
Or attached as .DOC or .TXT ?

[RPB]

With SXSW in Austin until the following weekend (20th of March), in-city motel rooms are very difficult to come by. Best bet would be to stay outside of Austin (Bastrop, Georgetown, San Marcos, Fredricksburg, etc. depending on your starting point) and drive in for the day.

Good point. Best not to pay Austin Motel Tax too since they boycotted Arizona.

[RPB]

Just linking

Guide to testifying before the Texas Legislature
http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=94&t=42703" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Good info on "Position cards" and written Testimony here for those who can't stay all day.

Unless you have a particularly compelling/unique story, written testimony and position cards are the way to go. It rubs the legislators the wrong way when too many people show up and say exactly the same thing.

So I sent my written, I'll see if I can be there too, I'd sure like to be there and watch.

[srothstein]

Unless you have a particularly compelling/unique story, written testimony and position cards are the way to go. It rubs the legislators the wrong way when too many people show up and say exactly the same thing.

So I sent my written, I'll see if I can be there too, I'd sure like to be there and watch.

I had not thought about this, but it makes sense. I will send you my written testimony tomorrow.

[RPB]

John Woods was nice enough to provide a document on how to testify at these public hearings on the two links provided in that topic thread "Guide to testifying before the Texas Legislature" I linked to above, even if that wasn't his motivation for doing so. Do position cards for all bills if you go.

List from an article or reply to an article:

Scott Lewis · Austin, Texas


HB 750 – Would remove the law prohibiting licensed concealed carry at Texas colleges and would prohibit Public colleges from creating administrative policies restricting licensed concealed carry. PRIVATE colleges would be allowed to create such administrative policies only after consulting with students, faculty, and staff.

HB 86 – Is very similar to HB 750 but does not CURRENTLY include the provision allowing private colleges to create administrative policies; however, the bill’s author has repeatedly said that he will amend the bill to include that provision.

HB 1167 – Is very similar to HB 750 but applies only to community colleges and junior colleges, not universities.

HB 1356 – is very similar to HB 750 but applies only to faculty and staff, not students.

SB 354 (not mentioned in the article) – is a senate bill filed by Senator Jeff Wentworth and is virtually identical to HB 750.

W. Scott Lewis
Texas Legislative Director, Students for Concealed Carry ...on Campus.
Editor, CampusCarry.com

I'm guessing it's too late to do a card on Parking lot bill.
I forgot the guns in boats/watercraft bill numbers.

[Jasonw560]

My rep. Is an idiot. He's the one who wants to impose a 1cent per ounce tax on soft drinks made with high-fructose corn syrup. So, he'll vote how his party votes.

The one in the district next to mine has told me he is voting for the bill.

[apostate]

I'm guessing it's too late to do a card on Parking lot bill.
I forgot the guns in boats/watercraft bill numbers.

HB681 is the parking lot bill in the House, but be advised it's assigned to a different committee than the campus carry bills.

IIRC, the watercraft bills are HB25 and HB77, and are in yet another committee.

[RPB]

Thanks

Also, if you can't send written testimony and ...
if you can't attend, you can call the following offices of the members of the committee:

Sid Miller, Chair - (512) 463-0628
Allen Fletcher, Vice Chair - (512) 463-0661
Marva Beck - (512) 463-0508
Lon Burnam - (512) 463-0740
Joe Driver - (512) 463-0574 (lead author)
Dan Flynn - (512) 463-0880
Barbara Mallory Caraway - (512) 463-0664
Aaron Peña - (512) 463-0426
Armando Walle - (512) 463-0924