Charles, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to imply your post was the basis for my question. It was actually this alert I just received from TSRA.Charles L. Cotton wrote:The two requests I just made are for specific reasons, but I can't disclose them in an open forum.
And based on replies I've gotten from previous attempts, I just wanted a concensus on whether it was worth it.
TSRA Members, Family and Friends:
Texas Castle Doctrine, HB 284 by Rep. Joe Driver (R-Garland) and SB 378 by Sen. Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) will be heard in committee next week. We need calls and emails to committee members in support of this landmark TSRA- and NRA-supported legislation. See details below:
Texas Castle Doctrine (HB 284 and SB 378) contain three important elements that need to be protected within the bill's language:
#1 establishing a presumption in law that a person who unlawfully and forcibly enters your home, occupied vehicle, or place of business is there to do you great bodily harm or death and you may use any manner of force to protect yourself or another occupant;
#2 stating in law that if you are in a place where you have a right to be, you are not the aggressor, and you are not engaged in criminal activity, then you have no duty to retreat from a violent attack; and
#3 expanding protection from civil lawsuits when you use force authorized by law.
HB 284 by Rep. Joe Driver (R-Garland) will be heard in House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Tuesday, February 27.
Call the committee members below and urge them to vote FOR HB 284, Texas Castle Doctrine:
Rep. Aaron Pena (D-Edinburg) Chairman ~ 512-463-0426 aaron.pena@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Allen Vaught (D-Dallas) VC ~ 512-463-0244 allen.vaught@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Debbie Riddle (R-Tomball) ~ 512-463-0572 debbie.riddle@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Juan Escobar (D-Kingsville) ~ 512-463-0666 juan.escobar@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Terri Hodge (D-Dallas) ~ 512-463-0586 terri.hodge@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Barbara Mallory Carraway (D-Dallas) ~ 512-463-0664 barbara.mallorycaraway@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Paul Moreno (D-El Paso) ~ 512-463-0638 paul.moreno@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Paula Hightower Pierson (D-Arlington) ~ 512-463-0562 paula.pierson@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Robert Talton (R-Pasadena) ~ 512-463-0470 robert.talton@house.state.tx.us
SB 378 by Senator Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) will be heard in Senate Jurisprudence Committee on Wednesday, February 28.
Call the committee members below and urge them to vote FOR SB 378, Texas Castle Doctrine:
Sen. Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) Chairman ~ 512-463-0125 jeff.wentworth@senate.state.tx.us
Sen. Juan Hinojosa (D-McAllen) VC ~ 512-463-0129 juan.hinojosa@senate.state.tx.us
Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas) ~ 512-463-0116 john.carona@senate.state.tx.us
Sen. Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock) ~ 512-463-0128 robert.duncan@senate.state.tx.us
Sen. Mario Gallegos (D-Houston) ~ 512-463-0106 mario.gallegos@senate.state.tx.us
Sen. Chris Harris (R-Arlington) ~ 512-463-0109 chris.harris@senate.state.tx.us
Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin) ~ 512-463-0114 kirk.watson@senate.state.tx.us