It was a feel good thing that is likely to go nowhere. Today is the last day for the House to put bills that were filed in the House on the calendar for floor discussion. A bill like that is NOT going to go onto the local and consent calendar, and as of yet, the committee report hasn't been filed with the Calendars committee, which means the bill is effectively dead.flowrie wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 9:32 am Just read this on Zerohedge (I normally read Zerohedge for financial information):
Meanwhile, in a surprise move on Monday, the Texas House Select Committee on Community Safety voted 8-5 to advance a bill that would make it illegal for Texans under age 21 to buy "certain semiautomatic rifles," specifically, those with a caliber greater than .22 and which accept detachable magazines. The May 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas was perpetrated by an 18-year-old.
https://tlc.texas.gov/docs/legref/Dates-of-Interest.pdf