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by KC5AV
Thu Mar 30, 2017 12:07 pm
Forum: 2017 Texas Legislative Session
Topic: HB 560 - Holy Grail?
Replies: 415
Views: 149664

Re: HB 560 - Holy Grail?

They'll get to what the leadership wants, nothing more, nothing less.
Exactly right.
But they put the leadership in place.

Where I currently live, I do not have a choice in my vote as I am trying to get democrats out of office. But we all need to review our reps voting record and bill support when primaries come around again.
Unfortunately, that is work that has to be done between sessions. During the session (and before), we have to be about the business of letting our reps know what is important to us, even if it isn't important to them. Additionally, we need to get those around us to do the same.
  • Contact your local gun store if they have a social media presence. Get them to help spread the word about pending legislation.
  • Get your own social media presence.
  • Talk to gun owners around you. As I said in a previous post, we (activist gun owners) are a small percentage of a small percentage of the population.
  • If you know people who are on the fence about gun ownership/rights, invite them to the range.
by KC5AV
Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:25 am
Forum: 2017 Texas Legislative Session
Topic: HB 560 - Holy Grail?
Replies: 415
Views: 149664

Re: HB 560 - Holy Grail?

terrymixon wrote:
twomillenium wrote:
tomtexan wrote:
terrymixon wrote:
Our lawmakers better start delivering or we'll start getting more democrats elected because we're tired of being denied.
Wait. What?

You think for one minute that Democrats aren't going to deny what we want?

Maybe I am misunderstanding something. :headscratch
We need to challenge and replace the RHINOS with support of new blood at the primary level, even if they are not in your district!
Hard to do when they avoid taking a vote and then tell us they fought hard for it. We have no way to know any different.

I'm sure some of them did fight for it. Others will keep quiet while they kill it and whisper sweet nothings in our ears.

We need to start holding their feet to the fire. If they aren't fighting loudly for what we want, then we have to assume they had different ideas.

I know I'm just bitter, but I'm tired of being lied to by legislators that think I'm a sheep and will vote for them no matter how long they drag their feet.

Elections matter. Sooner or later, we'll lose seats in the senate and then we won't get squat passed. How long do we have to tolerate being led around by these people?
We also have to keep a couple of things in mind:

1. They have a lot of stuff to do, other than just pass or kill gun bills (I know there is a very short list of things that the constitution requires them to address).
2. As gun owners, we are a very small percentage of the population.
3. As activist gun owners, we are a very small percentage of a very small percentage of the population.

It's all fine and good to be upset (even angry), but don't lose sight of the fact that we have to work within the system that exists.
by KC5AV
Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:10 pm
Forum: 2017 Texas Legislative Session
Topic: HB 560 - Holy Grail?
Replies: 415
Views: 149664

Re: HB 560 - Holy Grail?

HB560 would have certainly been my first pick to pass. Since it won't, let's do what we can to pass HB1911. If it passes, and there is no blood in the streets over the next 2 years, surely there can't be any argument against removing some restricted places, right?

Right?

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