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LDB415 wrote:Various posts have comments about various groups with many/most of them negatively inclined, other than the NRA. So, is there any group other than the NRA that is actually on the correct side of the issues? If so, which one(s)?

I'm not sure what specifically you're referring to, but I postulate that the deference with which the NRA and TSRA are typically treated on this board has a lot more to do with their political expertise, lobbying tactics, and legislative track record than with exactly where they stand on each and every issue. I don't always agree with the NRA and TSRA, but I respect them as competent professionals. Unlike the groups (e.g., Open Carry Texas) that are frequently maligned on this board, the NRA and TSRA understand Texas politics and know how to effect political change. That's a significant part of the reason the fight for gun rights has traditionally been a bipartisan issue in the Lone Star State. The groups that catch so much flack around these parts tend to be the ones that don't understand the Texas legislative process, don't understand the many factors and personalities at play in Texas politics, and don't understand how to win friends and influence people.